لِيَقْطَعَ طَرَفًا مِّنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْ يَكْبِتَهُمْ فَيَنقَلِبُوا خَائِبِينَ
that He may cut down a section of the faithless, or subdue them, so that they retreat disappointed.
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 3:127
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 3:127] (see commentary for verse 123)