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

For if he prayed against someone in brokenness, he has prayed and thus found victory through spiritual recognition.
He did not confront them with anything hateful; he remained apart from the emptiness throughout all eternity.
He was beloved by all his enemies, without any limit.
And the calamities may frown in every land, but he is their guardian without hesitation or doubt.
How many seekers attained on the day of his absence, the status of sainthood, not for the sake of his love,
Like Yahya, one of the Chosen, the pride of the Arabs, who attained from his Master the highest ranks.
He would always maintain his contentment, guarding the one with the high position.
And the learned jurist, the master of the ten, was a companion of our Sheikh of high mention.
And the Tunisian, our master Mahmoud, the eye of our Sheikh of great generosity.
And in the sciences, the heir of al-Tijani the founder of the Tijaniyya Sufi order, our master the Gnostic possessor of mystical knowledge.
And the Sharifi sayyid descendant of the Prophet with merits, the scholar, and the preferred, most generous master.

And a relief