Surah Al-Balad 90:4-9

Monday, 2 February 2026

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لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ ۝ أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ ۝ يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا ۝ أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ ۝ أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ ۝ وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

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"We have created humans in hardship. Does he think that no one has power over him? He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance." Does he think that no one sees him? Have We not given him two eyes, a tongue, and two lips?"

ہم نے انسان کو مشقت میں پیدا کیا۔ کیا وہ سمجھتا ہے کہ کوئی اس پر قادر نہیں؟ وہ کہتا ہے: میں نے بہت سارا مال خرچ کیا۔ کیا وہ سمجھتا ہے کہ اسے کوئی نہیں دیکھ رہا؟ کیا ہم نے اسے دونوں آنکھیں، زبان، اور دونوں ہونٹ نہیں دیے؟

Explanation

Man has never been able to free himself from hardship. This shows that he is subordinate to some Superior Power. Similarly, man’s eyes show that there is also a Superior Eye which is watching him. His power of speech indicates that there is One capable of speech over and above him, who has bestowed upon him the power of speech and showed him the right path. If a man realizes himself in the true sense, then he will certainly recognise God.

— Source: Tazkirul Quran (Maulana Wahiduddin Khan) via Quran.com (90:4)

Context

Critique of prideful wealth and heedlessness of divine watching.

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