surah Araf aya 176 , English transliteration & translation of the meaning Ayah.
﴿وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَرَفَعْنَاهُ بِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّهُ أَخْلَدَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ ۚ فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ إِن تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْهِ يَلْهَثْ أَوْ تَتْرُكْهُ يَلْهَث ۚ ذَّٰلِكَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا ۚ فَاقْصُصِ الْقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ﴾
[ الأعراف: 176]
Walaw shi'na larafaAAnahu biha walakinnahu akhlada ila al-ardi wattabaAAa hawahu famathaluhu kamathali alkalbi in tahmil AAalayhi yalhath aw tatruk-hu yalhath thalika mathalu alqawmi allatheena kaththaboo bi-ayatina faqsusi alqasasa laAAallahum yatafakkaroon
transliterasi Indonesia
walau syi`nā larafa'nāhu bihā wa lākinnahū akhlada ilal-arḍi wattaba'a hawāh, fa maṡaluhụ kamaṡalil-kalb, in taḥmil 'alaihi yal-haṡ au tatruk-hu yal-haṡ, żālika maṡalul-qaumillażīna każżabụ bi`āyātinā, faqṣuṣil-qaṣaṣa la'allahum yatafakkarụn
English translation of the meaning
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.
Surah Al-Araf FullWa Law Shi`na Larafa`nahu Biha Wa Lakinnahu `Akhlada `Ila Al-`Arđi Wa Attaba`a Hawahu Famathaluhu Kamathali Al-Kalbi `In Tahmil `Alayhi Yalhath `Aw Tatruk/hu Yalhath Dhalika Mathalu Al-Qawmi Al-Ladhina Kadhabu Bi`ayatina Faqsusi Al-Qasasa La`allahum Yatafakkaruna
Walaw shina larafaAAnahu biha walakinnahu akhlada ila alardi waittabaAAa hawahu famathaluhu kamathali alkalbi in tahmil AAalayhi yalhath aw tatrukhu yalhath thalika mathalu alqawmi allatheena kaththaboo biayatina faoqsusi alqasasa laAAallahum yatafakkaroona
Walaw shi'na larafaAAnahu biha walakinnahu akhlada ila al-ardi wattabaAAa hawahu famathaluhu kamathali - meaning
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velev şi'nâ lerafa`nâhü bihâ velâkinnehû aḫlede ile-l'arḍi vettebe`a hevâh. femeŝelühû kemeŝeli-lkelb. in taḥmil `aleyhi yelheŝ ev tetrukhü yelheŝ. ẕâlike meŝelü-lḳavmi-lleẕîne keẕẕebû biâyâtinâ. faḳṣuṣi-lḳaṣaṣa le`allehüm yetefekkerûn.
Walaw shi'na larafaAAnahu biha walakinnahu akhlada ila al-ardi wattabaAAa hawahu famathaluhu kamathali meaning in urdu
اگر ہم چاہتے تو اسے اُن آیتوں کے ذریعہ سے بلندی عطا کرتے، مگر وہ تو زمین ہی کی طرف جھک کر رہ گیا اور اپنی خواہش نفس ہی کے پیچھے پڑا رہا، لہٰذا اس کی حالت کتے کی سی ہو گئی کہ تم اس پر حملہ کرو تب بھی زبان لٹکائے رہے اور اسے چھوڑ دو تب بھی زبان لٹکائے رہے یہی مثال ہے اُن لوگوں کی جو ہماری آیات کو جھٹلاتے ہیں تم یہ حکایات اِن کو سناتے رہو، شاید کہ یہ کچھ غور و فکر کریں
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
And had We willed, We would surely have elevated him therewith but he clung to the earth and followed his own vain desire. So his description is the description of a dog: if you drive him away, he lolls his tongue out, or if you leave him alone, he (still) lolls his tongue out. Such is the description of the people who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). So relate the stories, perhaps they may reflect.
Indonesia transalation
Dan sekiranya Kami menghendaki niscaya Kami tinggikan (derajat)nya dengan (ayat-ayat) itu, tetapi dia cenderung kepada dunia dan mengikuti keinginannya (yang rendah), maka perumpamaannya seperti anjing, jika kamu menghalaunya dijulurkan lidahnya dan jika kamu membiarkannya dia menjulurkan lidahnya (juga). Demikianlah perumpamaan orang-orang yang mendustakan ayat-ayat Kami. Maka ceritakanlah kisah-kisah itu agar mereka berpikir.
We try our best to translate, keeping in mind the Italian saying: "Traduttore, traditore", which means: "Translation is a betrayal of the original text".
Walaw shi'na larafaAAnahu biha walakinnahu akhlada ila al-ardi wattabaAAa hawahu famathaluhu kamathali translate in arabic
ولو شئنا لرفعناه بها ولكنه أخلد إلى الأرض واتبع هواه فمثله كمثل الكلب إن تحمل عليه يلهث أو تتركه يلهث ذلك مثل القوم الذين كذبوا بآياتنا فاقصص القصص لعلهم يتفكرون
سورة: الأعراف - آية: ( 176 ) - جزء: ( 9 ) - صفحة: ( 173 )Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(7:176) Now had We so willed We could indeed have exalted him through those signs, but he clung to earthly life and followed his carnal desires. Thus his parable is that of the dog who lolls out his tongue whether you attack him or leave him alone. *139 Such is the parable of those who reject Our signs as false. Narrate to them these parables that they may reflect.
Wa law shi`naa larafa`naahu bihaa wa laakin nahooo akhlada ilal ardi watta ba`a hawaah; famasaluhoo kamasalil kalb; in tahmil `alaihi yalhas aw tatruk hu yalhas; zaalika masalul qawmil lazeena kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa; faqsusil qasasa la`allahum yatafakkaroon
*139). Since the statement here embodies a very significant point, it needs to be carefully examined. The person mentioned in the verse as the representative of the evil type possessed knowledge of God's signs, and hence of the truth. This should have helped him to give up an attitude which he knew to be wrong, and to act in a manner which he knew to be right. Had he followed the truth and acted righteously God would have enabled him to rise to higher levels of humanity. He, however, overly occupied himself with the advantages, pleasures, and embellishments of the worldly life. Instead of resisting worldly temptations, he totally, succumbed to them so much so that he abandoned altogether his lofty spiritual ambitions and became indifferent to the possibilities of intellectual and moral growth. He even brazenly, violated all those limits which, according to his knowledge. should have been observed. Hence when he deliberately turned away from the truth merely because of his moral weakness, he was misled by Satan who is ever ready to beguile and mislead man. Satan continually led him from one act of depravity to another until he landed him in the company of those who are totally under Satan's control and who have lost all capacity for rational judgement.
This is followed by a statement in which God likens the person in question to a dog. A dog's protruding tongue and the unceasing flow of saliva from his mouth symbolize unquenchable greed and avarice. The reason for likening the human character described above to a dog is because of his excessive worldliness. It is known that in several languages of the world it is common to call people overly devoted to worldliness as 'dogs of the world'. For what, after all, is the characteristic of a dog? It is nothing else but greed and avarice. Just look at the dog! As he moves around, he continuously sniffs the earth. Even if a rock is hurled at him he runs at it in the hope that it might be a piece of bone or bread. Before he discovers it to be a rock, he hastens to seize it in his mouth. Even a person's indifference does not deter a dog from waiting expectantly for food - panting for breath, his tongue spread out and drooping, and a whole world from one perspective alone - that of his belly! Even if he discovers a large carcass, he would not be content with his portion of it, but would try to make it exclusively his and would not let any other dog even come close. It seems that if any urge other than appetite tickles him, it is the sexual urge. This metaphor of the dog, highlights the fate of the worldly man who breaks loose from his faith and knowledge, who entrusts his reins to blind lust and who ends up as one wholly devoted to gratifying his own appetite.
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