Quran 90:4

Surah Al-Balad, Verse 4

Verse 4 of 20 in Surah Al-Balad (البلد), chapter 90 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ

EnglishSaheeh International: We have certainly created man into hardship.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: திடமாக, நாம் மனிதனைக் கஷ்டத்தில் (உள்ளவனாகப்) படைத்தோம்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: සැබැවින්ම මිනිසා ව දැඩි දුෂ්කරතාවක අපි මැව්වෙමු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: یقیناً ہم نے انسان کو (بڑی) مشقت میں پیدا کیا ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 本当にわれは，人間を労苦するように創った。
ChineseMa Jian: 我确已把人创造在苦难里。

Tafsir of 90:4

Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Swearing by the Sanctity of Makkah and Other Things that Man was created in Hardship Here Allah has sworn by Makkah, the Mother of the Towns, addressing its resident (during the non-sacred months,) free in this city in order to draw his attention to the significance of its sanctity when its people are in the state of sanctity. Khusayf reported from Mujahid; لاَ أُقْسِمُ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ (Nay! I swear by this city;) "The word "La" (Nay) refers to the refutation against them (Quraish). I swear by this city." Shabib bin Bishr narrated from `Ikrimah, from Ibn `Abbas that he said, لاَ أُقْسِمُ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ (Nay! I swear by this city;) "This means Makkah." Concerning the Ayah: وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ (And you are free in this city.) he (Ibn `Abbas) said, "O Muhammad! It is permissable for you to fight in it." Similar was reported from Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Salih, `Atiyah, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)