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 می‌خواستیم هر آینه بالا می‌بردیمش بدانها لیکن او بسوی زمین گرائید و پیروی کرد هوس خود را پس مثَل او مانند سگ است که اگر آهنگش کنی زبان از کام درآرد و اگر بگذاریش زبان از کام درآرد (فروهلد) این است مثَل گروهی که تکذیب نمودند آیتهای ما را پس بخوان داستانها را شاید اندیشه کنند