See how they are indifferent to human reasoning, so much so that they do not want to be enlightened. It is so bitter that it is almost like death; but to speak of the good that I found there, I will tell of other things I saw there. I cannot well recount how I entered, so full of sleep was I at that moment when I abandoned the true way.

Again, the eternal glory that moves all things leads me to a world that is the highest. There, in the light that shines only on itself, a truth is seen that is beyond all human understanding. Love, which moves the sun and the stars, brought me here; from the heaven that embraces paradise. There, I gazed upon the light of that truth, understanding it as seeing everything in a single moment.

Ah, the light that took its place in my mind! O light, so high and deep, that you encompassed every thought I had! This light was the love that moves the sun and the stars. But in the end, my will and desire became one with the turning of divine love. Love, which moves the sun and the stars.

All their blood will not be restored which is now laid below, where every face is clearly marked. Not because one is more willing than another, but because that which is most suitable, its mind is wholly focused. My lady will make this quite clear, for my tongue here will be for us a light, both within and without, fulfilling our desires and those of the world.

Natural love is always without error, but spiritual love can go astray, if it is directed towards an incorrect goal or is excessive or deficient.

Even though you may be dressed in garments of gold and consider yourself wealthy, the essence of the work is not as beautiful as it appears. Avoid dangers so that your deeds do not turn to ashes. Nothing stays hidden forever.

You are a master and author; you are the only one who will teach a beautiful way of life. Now, let your friends know who we are and what has prepared us to pass this stage. The love that finds its way into your kind heart is the same beauty that has been taken from you.

In the middle of the journey of our life, I found myself in a dark forest, for the straight path had been lost. Ah, how hard it is to tell of that wild, harsh, and dense forest, which renews the fear in my remembrance!