26. This kind of rectification is possible only in the first three sefirot of the world of Nekudim. These first three sefirot are the first three of Bina, since the light of giving within them is the light of the first three sefirot of the level. The light of giving is their very essence, because they never receive the light of Ḥokhma (as explained in the Introduction to the Zohar, in the Sulam, s.v. “vehu mita’am”).38The world of Nekudim is from the level of Sag of Adam Kadmon which is Adam Kadmon's third level and partzuf.
The third level in the structures of the sefirot and partzufim is the level of Bina, which contains the light of giving. Recall that each level (like the level of Bina discussed here) is also composed of five levels (the five main sefirot). The point in this section is that the first three sefirot of the level of Bina (the level of Sag and by extension, the world of Nekudim) contain the light of giving.
The lower six sefirot, in contrast, require the illumination of the light of Ḥokhma, and thus, a more complex rectification, as this section and those following explain. Therefore, the height of the light of giving that emerged from upon the partition of Malkhut is sufficient to unite the two lines, right and left, with each other and to return the first three lights to the sefirot. This is not the case with the seven lower sefirot in the world of Nekudim, which are Ze’er Anpin, whose essence is giving illuminated by Ḥokhma (as explained in Talmud Eser Sefirot 1:1:50), illustrating that the seven lower sefirot require Ḥokhma.
Since Malkhut is intermingled with all the sefirot, they cannot receive Ḥokhma,39The presence of Malkhut in each of the sefirot, resulting from the second constriction, means that the light of Ḥokhma cannot be received by these sefirot below the diaphragm. The first constriction which took place within Malkhut means that the light of Ḥokhma is rejected by Malkhut, and these lower six sefirot that are now intermingled with Malkhut because of the second constriction, reject the light as well. and therefore they are in a state of lack and impairment as long as Ḥokhma does not illuminate them.40Unlike the level of Bina in a given level, which does not draw the light of Ḥokhma, but only the light of giving (ḥassadim), the lower seven sefirot do draw Ḥokhma and are considered impaired as long as they are unable to do so. The presence of Malkhut intermingling with these lower sefirot means they cannot draw the light of Ḥokhma.