20.61 . Moses said unto them : Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allah , lest He extirpate you by some punishment . He who lieth faileth miserably .
20. 20.62 . Then they debated one with another what they must do , and they kept their counsel secret .
20. 20.63 . They said : Lo! these are two wizards who would drive you out from your country by their magic , and destroy your best traditions ;
20. 20.64 . So arrange your plan , and come in battle line . Whoso is uppermost this day will be indeed successful .
20. 20.65 . They said : O Moses! Either throw first , or let us be the first to throw?
20. 20.66 . He said : Nay , do ye throw! Then Lo! their cords and their staves , by their magic , appeared to him as though they ran .
20. 20.67 . And Moses conceived a fear in his mind
20. 20.68 . We said : Fear not! Lo! thou art the higher .
20. 20.69 . Throw that which is in thy right hand! It will eat up that which they have made . Lo! that which they have made but a wizards artifice , and a wizard shall not be successful to whatever point ( of skill ) he may attain .
20. 20.70 . Then the wizards were ( all ) flung down prostrate , crying : We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses .
