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.
Tafseer
{ ولو شئنا لرفعناه } إلى منازل العلماء { بها } بأن نوقفه للعمل { ولكنه أخلد } سكن { إلى الأرض } أي الدنيا ومال إليها { واتَّبع هواه } في دعائه إليها فوضعناه { فمثله } صفته { كمثل الكلب إن تحمل عليه } بالطرد والزجر { يلهث } يدلع لسانه { أو } إن { تتركه يلهث } وليس غيره من الحيوان كذلك، وجملتا الشرط حال، أي لاهثا ذليلا بكل حال، والقصد التشبيه في الوضع والخسة بقرينة الفاء المشعرة بترتيب ما بعدها على ما قبلها من الميل إلى الدنيا واتباع الهوى وبقرينة، قوله { ذلك } المثل { مَثَلُ القوم الذين كذَّبوا بآياتنا فاقصص القَصَصَ } على اليهود { لعلهم يتفكرون } يتدبرون فيها فيؤمنون .
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