Aal-i-Imraan 3:127

لِيَقْطَعَ طَرَفًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَوْ يَكْبِتَهُمْ فَيَنقَلِبُوا۟ خَآئِبِينَ ١٢٧

That He might cut down a section of the disbelievers or suppress them so that they turn back disappointed.