وَلَوْwalawشِئْنَاshi'nāلَرَفَعْنَـٰهُlarafaʿnāhuبِهَاbihāوَلَـٰكِنَّهُۥٓwalākinnahuأَخْلَدَakhladaإِلَىilāٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍiوَٱتَّبَعَwa-ittabaʿaهَوَىٰهُ ۚhawāhuفَمَثَلُهُۥfamathaluhuكَمَثَلِkamathaliٱلْكَلْبِl-kalbiإِنinتَحْمِلْtaḥmilعَلَيْهِʿalayhiيَلْهَثْyalhathأَوْawتَتْرُكْهُtatruk'huيَلْهَث ۚyalhathذَّٰلِكَdhālikaمَثَلُmathaluٱلْقَوْمِl-qawmiٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaكَذَّبُوا۟kadhabūبِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا ۚbiāyātināفَٱقْصُصِfa-uq'ṣuṣiٱلْقَصَصَl-qaṣaṣaلَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumيَتَفَكَّرُونَyatafakkarūna
yatafakkarūnalaʿallahuml-qaṣaṣafa-uq'ṣuṣibiāyātinākadhabūalladhīnal-qawmimathaludhālikayalhathtatruk'huawyalhathʿalayhitaḥmilinl-kalbikamathalifamathaluhuhawāhuwa-ittabaʿal-arḍiilāakhladawalākinnahubihālarafaʿnāhushi'nāwalaw
And ifWe willedsurely, We (could) have raised himwith these[and] but headheredtothe earthand followedhis (vain) desiresSo his example(is) like (the) example(of) the dogifyou attack[on] himhe lolls out his tongueorif you leave himhe lolls out his tongueThat(is the) example(of) the peoplewhodenied[in] Our SignsSo relatethe storyso that they mayreflect