Surah Al-A'raf 7:176
سُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ · Meccan · Verse 176 of 206
وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَرَفَعْنَٰهُ بِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ ۚ فَمَثَلُهُۥ كَمَثَلِ ٱلْكَلْبِ إِن تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْهِ يَلْهَثْ أَوْ تَتْرُكْهُ يَلْهَث ۚ ذَّٰلِكَ مَثَلُ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا ۚ فَٱقْصُصِ ٱلْقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
Translation
if it had been Our will, We could have used these signs to raise him high, but instead he clung to the earth and followed his own desires- he was like a dog that pants with a lolling tongue whether you drive it away or leave it alone. Such is the image of those who reject Our signs. Tell them the story so that they may reflect.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-A'raf 7:176 is discussed in 16 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Base Desire (Hawa) (key verse)
- Parables (Amthal) (key verse)
- Elevation (Rif'ah) (key verse)
- Animals (Hayawan) (key verse)
- Reflection (Tafakkur)
- Luqman
- Cosmic Signs (Ayat Kawniyyah)
- Change (Taghyir)
- Blind Following (Taqlid)
- Piety (Taqwa)
- Abominations (Fawahish)
- Inheritance (Wirathah)
- Feebleness (Wahn)
- Sealing of Hearts (Tab')
- Purity (Taharah)
- Intellect (Aql)
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