Surah Al-Balad · Ayah 4·Makkī

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لَقَدْ فِى ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

We have certainly created man into hardship.

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Tafsīr

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Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 3 roots in 3 of 5 words

Rarest here: ك-ب-د — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 7 points across 4 rule families

  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

5 words · 19 letters · āyah 4 of 20

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 36:77 · Yaseenvery close

    أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Does man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm-drop - then at once he is a clear adversary?

  • Quran 19:67 · Maryamclose

    أَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْـًٔا

    Does man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?

  • Quran 16:17 · An-Nahlclose

    أَفَمَن يَخْلُقُ كَمَن لَّا يَخْلُقُ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

    Then is He who creates like one who does not create? So will you not be reminded?

  • Quran 86:5 · At-Taariqclose

    فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

    So let man observe from what he was created.

  • Quran 70:20 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا

    When evil touches him, impatient,

  • Quran 25:2 · Al-Furqaanclose

    ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِيكٌ فِى ٱلْمُلْكِ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ تَقْدِيرًا

    He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and who has not taken a son and has not had a partner in dominion and has created each thing and determined it with…

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 90:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 90:4 include Quran 36:77 (Surah Yaseen), Quran 19:67 (Surah Maryam), Quran 16:17 (Surah An-Nahl), and Quran 86:5 (Surah At-Taariq). For example, 36:77 reads: “Does man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm-drop - then at once he is a clear adversary?” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 90:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 90:4 (Surah Al-Balad, The City) reads: “We have certainly created man into hardship.”

Which surah is verse 90:4 in?

Quran 90:4 is āyah 4 of Surah Al-Balad (The City), chapter 90 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 20 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 90:4?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 90:4 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 90:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 90:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.