Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Taa-Haa, Ayah 2
مَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِتَشْقَىٰٓ
We have not sent down to you the Qur'an that you be distressed
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And from his narration on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said upon the explanation of Allah's saying: (Ta. Ha. We have not revealed unto thee (Muhammad) this Qur'an that thou shouldst be distressed) We have not revealed the Qur'an to you that you should toil. This verse was revealed when the Prophet (pbuh) used to stand in prayer at night vigil until his feet swelled up, and so Allah alleviated this for him through this verse. He said: Taha, which in the dialect of Mecca means: O man, i.e. O Muhammad, We have not sent Gabriel with the Qur'an for you to toil.
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
We have not revealed the Qur’ān to you O Muhammad (s) that you should be miserable that you should toil because of what you used to do after it was revealed to you in the way of long vigils performing night prayers; in other words so unburden your soul;