and if we had willed we could have elevated him thereby but he adhered to the earth and followed his own desire. so his example is like that of the dog if you chase him he pants or if you leave him he pants. that is the example of the people who denied our signs. so relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought.
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