You are given a sentence in Arabic. Your job is to translate the Arabic sentence into Italian.

وكان كما يتضح لكم وقتاً عصيباً ومؤلماً جداً

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Ed è stato ovviamente un periodo molto difficile... davvero doloroso.