20.71 . ( Pharaoh ) said : Ye put faith in him before I give you leave . Lo! he is your chief who taught you magic . Now surely I shall cut off your hands and your feet alternately , and I shall crucify you on the trunks of palm trees , and ye shall know for certain which of us hath sterner and more lasting punishment .
20. 20.72 . They said : We choose thee not above the clear proofs that have come unto us , and above Him Who created us . So decree what thou wilt decree . Thou wilt end for us only the life of the world .
20. 20.73 . Lo! we believe in our Lord , that He may forgive us our sins and the magic unto which thou didst force us . Allah is better and more lasting .
20. 20.74 . Lo! whoso cometh guilty unto his Lord , verily for him is hell . There he will neither die nor live .
20. 20.75 . But whoso cometh unto Him a believer , having done good works , for such are the high stations ;
20. 20.76 . Gardens of Eden underneath which rivers flow , wherein they will abide for ever . That is the reward of him who groweth .
20. 20.77 . And verily We inspired Moses , saying : Take away My slaves by night and strike for them a dry path in the sea , fearing not to be overtaken , neither being afraid ( of the sea ) .
20. 20.78 . Then Pharaoh followed with his hosts and there covered them that which did cover them of the sea .
20. 20.79 . And Pharaoh led his folk astray , he did not guide them .
20. 20.80 . O Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy , and We made a covenant with you on the holy mountain ' s side , and sent down on you the manna and the quails ,
