«Noi siamo usciti fore
del maggior corpo al ciel ch'è pura luce:

luce intellettual, piena d'amore;
amor di vero ben, pien di letizia;
letizia che trascende ogne dolzore.

Now we have arrived from
densest matter to the heaven of pure light,

light of the intellect, light filled with love
love of true good, filled with happiness,
happiness surpassing every sweetness.

Love can emerge
from darkness,
even deep sadness

but wherever love begins
it travels toward light
bright with what is good, true, and beautiful

if what you call love
does not bend toward beauty
beware, it is not love