e tutti e sette mi si dimostraro
quanto son grandi e quanto son veloci
e come sono in distante riparo.

L'aiuola che ci fa tanto feroci,
volgendom'io con li etterni Gemelli,
tutta m'apparve da' colli a le foci;

poscia rivolsi li occhi a li occhi belli.

And all seven heavens showed to me
their magnitudes, their speeds,
the distances of each from each

This flower garden that makes us so fierce
while I turned with the eternal twins
was revealed to me from hills to river mouths

My eyes then turned again to the fair eyes.

Gentle generosity 
emerges from 
broad perspective

perché non è in loco e non s'impola;
e nostra scala infino ad essa varca,
onde così dal viso ti s'invola.

Because it is not in space and has no poles;
our ladder reaches up to it, and that
is why it now steals from your sight.

The beauty I seek
cannot be kept
but can be known

Ivi è perfetta, matura e intera
ciascuna disianza; in quella sola
è ogne parte là ove sempr'era,

There, each desire is perfect, ripe, intact;
and only there, within that final sphere,
is every part where it has always been.

May my desires ripen
may my desires transcend 
the hard sour nub of self

becoming full, fragrant
sweet with thanks, praise
and love

E come a buon cantor buon citarista
fa seguitar lo guizzo de la corda,
in che più di piacer lo canto acquista,

And as a fine singer, a fine harpist
pursue the twist of chord,
by which song acquires sweetest savor,

Twists and a certain tension
are at the core of more
than one kind of beauty

ed ènne dolce così fatto scemo,
perché il ben nostro in questo ben s'affina,
che quel che vole Iddio, e noi volemo».

We can be fooled by sweetness
because our good  is well refined.
God wills and we fly

God does not mislead
but I have mistaken
my pride for God's will

non a guisa che l'omo a l'om sobranza,
ma vince lei perché vuole esser vinta,
e, vinta, vince con sua beninanza.

not as man over man conquers:
it is won because it will be won
and won, won through benevolence.

God does not seek 
or offer conquest
God loves

Regnum celorum violenza pate
da caldo amore e da viva speranza
che vince la divina volontate:

Regnum celorum suffers violence
from ardent love and living hope,
these can conqueror Heaven's Will;

Heaven's reign unfolds
while I am distracted
by craving, complaining, and conspiring