Musa said to them, “”Sorrowful is your state, do not forge a lie against Allah lest He destroy you by punishment, and one who forges (a lie) surely fails.””
and throw that which is in your right hand, it will swallow that which they have made. (What) they have made is only a magicians plot and the magician will not be successful wherever he goes.””
He (Firawn) said, “”You believe in him before I give you permission? He (Musa) is certainly a great (expert) among you all who has taught you the magic. So I will definitely cut off your hands and your feet from opposite sides and I will definitely crucify you on the trunks of the palm trees, and you will definitely know which of us has more severe and more lasting punishment.””
They said, “”We will never prefer you to what has come to us of the clear proofs and to Him Who initiated our creation. So decide whatever you (wish to) decide, you can decide only about the life of this world.
We certainly believe in our Fosterer, (and hope) that He will protectively forgive us our faults and the magic to which you compelled us, and Allah is the Best and One Who remains for ever.”” (P 15 ¾)
And We communicated to Musa that (you should) travel by night with My servants, then strike a dry path for them in the sea, neither fearing to be overtaken nor being afraid.
Then Firawn followed them with his forces but there covered them from the flowing water, that which covered them (when the stationary sea started to flow).