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    Già si godeva solo del suo verbo 1 That blessèd mirror continued to rejoice
 
quello specchio beato, e io gustava 2 in his own thoughts and I was tasting mine,
 
lo mio, temprando col dolce l'acerbo; 3 tempering the bitter with the sweet,
 
    e quella donna ch'a Dio mi menava 4 when that lady, who was leading me to God,
 
disse: "Muta pensier; pensa ch'i' sono 5 said: 'Change your thoughts. Consider that I dwell
 
presso a colui ch'ogne torto disgrava." 6 with Him who lifts the weight of every wrong.'
 
    Io mi rivolsi a l'amoroso suono 7 At the loving sound of my comfort's voice
 
del mio conforto; e qual io allor vidi 8 I turned, and the great love I saw then,
 
ne li occhi santi amor, qui l'abbandono: 9 in her holy eyes, I have to leave untold,
 
    non perch' io pur del mio parlar diffidi, 10 not just because I cannot trust my speech,
 
ma per la mente che non può redire 11 but because memory cannot retrace its path
 
sovra sé tanto, s'altri non la guidi. 12 that far unless Another guide it.
 
    Tanto poss' io di quel punto ridire, 13 This much only of that moment can I tell again,
 
che, rimirando lei, lo mio affetto 14 that, when I fixed my gaze on her,
 
libero fu da ogne altro disire, 15 my affections were released from any other longing
 
    fin che 'l piacere etterno, che diretto 16 as long as the eternal Beauty,
 
raggiava in Bëatrice, dal bel viso 17 shining its light on Beatrice, made me content
 
mi contentava col secondo aspetto. 18 with its reflected glow in her fair eyes.
 
    Vincendo me col lume d'un sorriso, 19 Conquering me with her radiant smile,
 
ella mi disse: "Volgiti e ascolta; 20 she said: 'Turn now and listen:
 
ché non pur ne' miei occhi è paradiso." 21 not in my eyes alone is Paradise.'
 
    Come si vede qui alcuna volta 22 As, on occasion, here on earth, affection
 
l'affetto ne la vista, s'elli è tanto, 23 may be read in someone's face
 
che da lui sia tutta l'anima tolta, 24 if it is strong enough to capture all the soul,
 
    così nel fiammeggiar del folgór santo, 25 so, in the flaming of that holy radiance
 
a ch'io mi volsi, conobbi la voglia 26 to which I turned, I recognized his wish

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