Ali 'Imran 3:127

LiyaqtaAAa tarafan mina allatheenakafaroo aw yakbitahum fayanqaliboo kha-ibeen

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

(Allah helped you) so that He may cut off a flank of disbelievers or throw them down in disgrace, and they go back frustrated.