لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ
Laqad khalaqnal insaana fee kabad
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
— Al-Balad (ٱلبَلَد), 90:4

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لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ
Laqad khalaqnal insaana fee kabad
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
— Al-Balad (ٱلبَلَد), 90:4
لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍTransliteration: Laqad khalaqnal insaana fee kabad
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
This is verse 4 of Surah Al-Balad (ٱلبَلَد, meaning "The City"), the 90th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 20 total verses.