بَدا المعاني وتهذيبها

بَدا المعاني وتهذيبها

فأبرَزَها كالوُجوهِ الحِسانِ

فأبرَزَها كالوُجوهِ الحِسانِ

He began with meanings and their refinement,

He polished the meanings and refined them

then brought them forth like beautiful faces.

Then displayed them like beautiful faces

وقدَّرَ ألفاظَه بعد ذاكَ

وقدَّرَ ألفاظَه بعد ذاكَ

على ما اقتضَتْهُ قُدودُ المَعاني

على ما اقتضَتْهُ قُدودُ المَعاني

And he measured out his words after that,

Afterwards, he measured his words

according to what the figures of the meanings required.

According to what the boundaries of the meanings required