Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying,“Seek refuge in God from severe calamity, being overtaken by misery, (1) evil destiny, and the triumphant mockery of enemies.”1. darak ash-shaqa. It might be translated“the depth of misery.”Cf. Qur’an, iv, 145 where the accepted reading is dark, although the word has also been read darak. (Bukhari and Muslim.)