በሻንም ኖሮ በእርሷ ከፍ ባደረግነው ነበር ፡ ፡ እርሱ ግን ወደ ምድር ተዘነበለ ፡ ፡ ፍላጎቱንም ተከተለ ፡ ፡ ብጤውም ብታባርረው ምላሱን አውጥቶ የሚያለከልክ ወይም ብትተወው ምላሱን አውጥቶ የሚያለከልክ እንደ ኾነ ውሻ ነው ፡ ፡ ይህ የእነዚያ በአንቀጾቻችን ያስተባበሉት ሕዝቦች ምሳሌ ነው ፡ ፡ ያስተነትኑም ዘንድ ታሪኮችን ተርክላቸው ፡ ፡
And had We willed We would surely have lifted him thereby , but he clung to the earth and followed his desire , wherefore his case became like unto the case of a dog , who , if thou attackest him , lolleth out his tongue and if thou leavest him alone , lolleth out his tongue . Such is the likeness of the people who belie Our sign ; so recount thou the narratives , that haply they may refelect .