7:176
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