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 (still) lolls his tongue out. Such is the description of the people who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). So relate the stories, perhaps they may reflect.
و اگر مى‌خواستيم [مقام‌] وى را با اين آيات بالا مى‌برديم، ولى او به زمين دل بست و از هواى نفس خويش پيروى كرد. پس حكايت وى، حكايت سگ است كه اگر بر آن بتازى، زبان برآورد و اگر رهايش كنى باز هم زبان برآورد. اين حكايت قومى است كه آيات ما را تكذيب كردند