وَلَوْ
شِئْنَا
لَرَفَعْنَـٰهُ
بِهَا
وَلَـٰكِنَّهُۥٓ
أَخْلَدَ
إِلَى
ٱلْأَرْضِ
وَٱتَّبَعَ
هَوَىٰهُ ۚ
فَمَثَلُهُۥ
كَمَثَلِ
ٱلْكَلْبِ
إِن
تَحْمِلْ
عَلَيْهِ
يَلْهَثْ
أَوْ
تَتْرُكْهُ
يَلْهَث ۚ
ذَّٰلِكَ
مَثَلُ
ٱلْقَوْمِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَذَّبُوا۟
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا ۚ
فَٱقْصُصِ
ٱلْقَصَصَ
لَعَلَّهُمْ
يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
١٧٦
if it had been Our will, We could have used these signs to raise him high, but instead he clung to the earth and followed his own desires- he was like a dog that pants with a lolling tongue whether you drive it away or leave it alone. Such is the image of those who reject Our signs. Tell them the story so that they may reflect.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem