and had we willed we would surely have elevated him therewith but he clung to the earth and followed his own vain desires. so his parable is the parable of a dog if you drive him away he pants or if you leave him alone he pants. such is the parable 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