Then after him, we sent apostles to their people, and they came to them with manifestations: but they would not believe in what they had denied before: thus do we put a seal upon the hearts of the transgressors. Then sent we, after them, Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his nobles with our signs; but they were puffed up and were a sinful folk. And when the truth came to them from us, they said, “This is clear sorcery indeed.” Moses said, “Say ye of the truth when it is come to you, Is this sorcery?--but sorcerers shall not prosper.” They said, “Art thou come to us to hinder us from what we found our fathers in, and in order that for you twain there shall be majesty in the land? but we are not going to believe in you!” And Pharaoh said, “Fetch me every wise sorcerer.” And when the sorcerers came, Moses said to them, “Cast down what ye have to cast.” And when they had cast them down, Moses said, “What ye come with is sorcery: verily God will make it vain; aye, God doth not prosper the work of evildoers; And God will establish the truth by his word, though loth be the sinners.” And none believed in Moses but the children of his own folk, for fear of Pharaoh and his nobles, lest he should afflict them: for of a truth Pharaoh was mighty in the earth, and verily he was of the transgressors. And Moses said, “O my people! if ye believe in God, put your trust in Him, if ye are resigned.” And they said, “In God do we put our trust. O our Lord, make us not a trial to the folk of the wicked, And deliver us in Thy mercy from the folk of the unbelievers.” Then revealed we to Moses and to his brother: “Build houses for your people in Egypt, and make your houses with a Kibla, and perform prayer, and give good tidings to the believers.” And Moses said, “O our Lord, thou hast indeed given to Pharaoh and his nobles adornments and riches in the life of this world: O our Lord! may they err from thy way; O our Lord, confound their riches, and harden their hearts, so shall they not believe until they see the aching torment.” God said: “Your prayer is heard, then stand ye upright, and follow not the path of those who know not.” And we brought the Children of Israel across the sea; and Pharaoh and his host followed them, eager and hostile, until when drowning overtook him he said, “I believe that there is no God but He in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am one of the resigned.” “Now! thou hast been rebellious aforetime, and wast one of the evildoers, This day will we raise thee in thy flesh, to be a sign to those who come after thee: but verily many men are heedless of our signs!” Moreover we lodged the Children of Israel in a firm abode, and