In a broad sense, we may at times feel as if we were prisoners held captive by our distresses or afflictions.
وَقَدْ يَبْدُو أَنَّ ٱلْآخَرِينَ لَا يَتَفَهَّمُونَ وَضْعَنَا ،‏ وَرُبَّمَا لَا يَتَفَهَّمُونَهُ بِٱلْفِعْلِ .‏