61 Preface قالَ لَهُم موسىٰ وَيلَكُم لا تَفتَروا عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسحِتَكُم بِعَذابٍ ۖ وَقَد خابَ مَنِ افتَرىٰYusuf AliMoses said to him: Woe to you! Forge not ye a lie against God, lest He destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger must suffer1 frustration!”Moses had some idea of their trickery and deceit. They would palm off their fraudulent magic as coming from God or from their gods! He warns them that their tricks will stand exposed, and their hopes will be defeated.