And if We had willed, we could have elevated him thereby, but he adhered [instead] 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 [still] pants.
Kuma dã Mun so, da Mun ɗaukakã shi da su, kuma amma shĩ, ya nẽmi dawwama a cikin ƙasa, kuma ya bi son zũciyarsa.