منية المريد (The Desire of the Aspirant — Timbuktu Sufi MS, 1780)

And how much turns the Kaaba of the shari‘a Islamic law with the sheikhdom of the one with the impregnable rank.
And how much is revealed to him of my inner thoughts, corresponding to what he had already informed me of.
And how much has the wali saint/friend of God exerted influence in the higher and lower worlds.
And how much has this Sheikh healed the patient, suffering without medicine.
And how much relief for the one in distress, in the ships on the seas and in the wilderness.
And how much of a terrible catastrophe has he warded off, granted victory to the defeated, and repelled the oppressor.
And how many leaders he has removed from their rank because of their tyranny, isolating them through his spiritual resolve.
And how much victory has he brought, and the al-Mariki a specific group or lineage from before him, and the Bakhtarihi a specific group or title lives.
And how much relief with abundant rain for our people in a year of drought and barrenness.
And the multiplication of scarce food is among the miracles of this scholar.
His supplications are like a sharp sword or a heavy, continuous, pouring rain.