Translation of "cruel" into Swahili

When the pathway of life takes a cruel turn, there is the temptation to ask the question “Why me?”

Wakati mapito ya maisha yanafanya mkujo dhalimu, kuna majaribu ya kuuliza swali “Kwa nini mimi?”

Life is not as cruel as it can sometimes seem.

Maisha sio katili kama yanavyoweza kuonekana wakati mwingine.