The Holy Quran 90:4 — Surah Al-Balad

Arabic text

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

Translation

We have certainly created man in toil. (Together with working hard to see to his own needs and those of his family, man also faces many difficulties and calamities during his life. In addition to this, he has to ensure that he is always following the injunctions of the Shari'ah and obeying the laws of his land. The list is endless.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Man has been created in toil: that is, man is caught up in hardship and sorrow from beginning to end and keeps enduring all kinds of adversities: at times he is afflicted with illness, at times with sorrow, at times with worry.

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