“ Pangs of distress, ” including wars, food shortages, earthquakes, and other calamities, plague humanity.
وَلَمْ تَجْلُبْ « بَابِلُ ٱلْعَظِيمَةُ » ،‏ ٱلْإِمْبَرَاطُورِيَّةُ ٱلْعَالَمِيَّةُ لِلدِّينِ ٱلْبَاطِلِ ،‏ أَيَّةَ تَعْزِيَةٍ حَقِيقِيَّةٍ لِلْبَشَرِ .‏