وهي شقيقة علم المعاني المفيد لمقتضى الحال، لأنّها راجعة إلى معاني التراكيب ومدلولاتها. وقوانين علم المعاني راجعة إلى أحوال التراكيب أنفسها من حيث الدلالة. واللّفظ والمعنى متلازمان متضايقان كما علمت
(This science) is sister to the science of idea expression, which indicates the requirements of a given situation. The (science of style) has reference to the ideas and meanings of the word combinations. The rules of the science of idea expression have reference to the very situations that apply to the word combinations, as far as they affect the meaning. Word and idea depend on each other and stand side by side, as one knows