Dante's Inferno In Plain and Simple English

Cerberus, the demon, thundered

As turtle-doves, called onward by desire,
With open and steady wings to the sweet nest
Fly through the air by their volition borne,

Like turtle doves, called onward by desire,

With open and steady wings

Flying through the air instinctively to their home,

Love, that exempts no one beloved from loving,
Seized me with pleasure of this man so strongly,
That, as thou seest, it doth not yet desert me;

Love, that hides from no one,

Seized me with desire for this man, so strongly,

You may still see it;

like an eagle soars.

I saw a fire on this side of the summit,

That overcame the darkness.

I saw a fire
That overcame a hemisphere of darkness.

desire of being certain

lost but not punished,

Lost are we and are only so far punished

because they had not baptism