Al-Muttalib bin Abdullah bin Hantab said: When Sayyiduna al-Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was surrounded, he asked: What is the name of this land? It was said: Karbala. So he said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke the truth: It is a land of karb (distress) and bala (affliction)."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الحاء / 2799