The same account presents three conditions and consequences:
ConditionConsequence
بِقَدْرِ ذُنُوبِهِمْكَانَ كَفَافًا
دُونَ ذُنُوبِهِمْكَانَ فَضْلًا لَكَ
فَوْقَ ذُنُوبِهِمْاقْتُصَّ لَهُمْ مِنْكَ
In introduces the conditional idea, followed by a statement of what follows if the condition is met. At this level, it is enough to recognize the “if ... then ...” relationship.
The structure also teaches that consequences relate to what actually happened, not merely to someone's claim that their intentions were good.