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Quran 7:176 — Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 176

وَلَوۡ شِئۡنَا لَرَفَعۡنَٰهُ بِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّهُۥٓ أَخۡلَدَ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُۚ فَمَثَلُهُۥ كَمَثَلِ ٱلۡكَلۡبِ إِن تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَيۡهِ يَلۡهَثۡ أَوۡ تَتۡرُكۡهُ يَلۡهَثۚ ذَّـٰلِكَ مَثَلُ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَاۚ فَٱقۡصُصِ ٱلۡقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

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. That is the example of the people who denied Our signs. So relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought

A da smo htjeli, mogli smo ga s njima uzvisiti, ali se on ovome svijetu priklonio i za svojom strašću krenuo. Njegov slučaj je kao slučaj psa: ako ga potjeraš on isplažena jezika dahće, a ako ga se okaniš on opet dahće. Takvi su ljudi koji Naše dokaze smatraju lažnim; zato kazuj događaje da bi oni razmislili.

Juz 9 · Meccan surah

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