Surah Al-Balad, Ayah 4 (90:4)

ٱلْبَلَد

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

Quran 90:4 is ayah 4 of Surah Al-Balad (“The City”), a Meccan surah of 20 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 594 of the Madani Mushaf.

90:4
لَقَدْخَلَقْنَاٱلْإِنسَٰنَفِىكَبَدٍ٤
laqad khalaqnā l-insāna fī kabadin

We have certainly created man into hardship.(4)

Word by word

  1. لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
  2. خَلَقْنَاkhalaqnāWe have created
  3. ٱلْإِنسَٰنَl-insānaman
  4. فِىfī(to be) in
  5. كَبَدٍkabadinhardship

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