Quran 90:4 — Al-Balad, verse 4
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
that We have created man for toil and trial.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
laqad khalaqnā l-insāna fī kabadin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- indeed, We created man in trouble.
- Muhammad Asad
- Verily, We have created man into [a life of] pain, toil and trial.
- Sahih International
- We have certainly created man into hardship.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَقَدْlaqad | Certainly | — |
| 2 | خَلَقْنَاkhalaqnā | We have created | خلق |
| 3 | ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insāna | man | أنس |
| 4 | فِىfī | (to be) in | — |
| 5 | كَبَدٍkabadin | hardship | كبد |