and had we willed we would surely have elevated him therewith but he clung to the earth and followed his own vain desire. so his description is the description of a dog if you drive him away he lolls his tongue out or if you leave him alone he lolls his tongue out. such is the description of the people who reject our ayat . so relate the stories perhaps they may reflect.
ولو شئنا لرفعناه بها ولكنه أخلد إلى الأرض واتبع هواه فمثله كمثل الكلب إن تحمل عليه يلهث أو تتركه يلهث ذلك مثل القوم الذين كذبوا بآياتنا فاقصص القصص لعلهم يتفكرون