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If it had been Our will, We should have elevated him with Our signs; but he inclined to the earth, and followed his own vain desires. His similitude is that of a dog: if you attack him, he lolls out his tongue, or if you leave him alone, he (still) lolls out his tongue. That is the similitude of those who reject Our signs; So relate the story; perchance they may reflect.

A. Yusuf Ali · EN · public-domain

Ve eğer dileseydik onu o âyetlerle yüceltirdik, fakat o alçaklığa saplandı kaldı ve kendi keyfinin ardına düştü. Artık onun ibret verici hali o köpeğin haline benzer ki, üzerine varsan da dilini uzatır solur, bıraksan da solur. İşte bu, âyetlerimizi inkâr eden kavmin misalidir. Bu kıssayı iyice anlat, belki biraz düşünürler.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır · TR · public-domain

Dileseydik elbette onu bu deliller sayesinde yükseltirdik. Fakat o, arzusuna mahkûm olup dünyaya saplandı. Böylesi bir kişinin durumu, kovsan da kendi hâline bıraksan da dilini çıkartıp soluyan köpeğin durumuna benzer. İşte ayetlerimizi yalanlayan kavmin örneği de böyledir. Bu kıssayı anlat; umulur ki düşünürler.

Mehmet Okuyan · TR · all-rights-reserved

And had We willed We could have raised him by their means, but he clung to the earth and followed his own lust. Therefor his likeness is as the likeness of a dog: if thou attackest him he panteth with his tongue out, and if thou leavest him he panteth with his tongue out. Such is the likeness of the people who deny Our revelations. Narrate unto them the history (of the men of old), that haply they may take thought.

M. Pickthall · EN · public-domain