30 Preface أَم يَقولونَ شاعِرٌ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ رَيبَ المَنونِYusuf AliOr do they say:- “A Poet! we await for him some calamity1 (hatched) by Time!”If a spiteful poet foretells evil calamities for men, men can afford to laugh at him, hoping that Time will bring about its revenge, and spite will come to an evil end. For the various meanings of Rayb, see n. 1884 to 14:9. Some Commentators suggest Death as the Calamity hatched by Time.