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O fortunate one, that was but a part of what his gaze did not miss with his love. He is immediately safe from those who desire his well-being, and the observers have benefited from his ascent. O Lord, make his secret clothed after death for the people of his lineage. O Lord, bless the blessed ones, the descendants of the Sheikh who advised him. And bestow upon them Your mercy, O Lord, and grant them Your covering, O Lord. And a beautiful maiden, her perfection is complete, for the Imam raised her in his seclusion. And upon them, by the righteousness of that, for it has clothed them with the awe of the Lord of the servants. And the light is a surging, interconnected sea, which has surpassed in knowledge and in his piety. He of fortune and understanding, complete, O Everlasting One, and pearls also are picked from his mouth. Taha the blessed, in boasting, is a strong foundation, Yasin also surpassed in his piety. O Lord, bless his sons, all of them, and make them a banner like the star You named. And bestow upon them the shade of Your generosity, as if they are the masters of this time, they are its trustees. Also, bless our blessed Sheikh, and the situation is that the Sheikh is pleased with him. And His Messenger, in times of hardship, is a protector, and His trusted one, in his public and private affairs. And the poet, truly known, loves him, Sin and Baad, and their Dal. Ibn Abd al-Hadi, that is his grandfather, and his sons are named after him. And my prayers and peace be upon him who separated the strata, the clear signs of his salvation. And the family and all the companions, as long as a caravan has set out for the pilgrims who came to him. Khalil bin al-Rumi, his origin is Dongola, and Jabri came to Upper Egypt and worshipped in Sirk. For seven years, then the pilgrimage brought him to 'Imarah, and he settled in Dakhl, and built his mosque therein, and miracles appeared from him. And extraordinary events, among them that his neighbor came to him and said, "I lost my servant a year ago, so I ask God to return him to me." So he said to him, "Bring a pot of my medicine and a fertile date palm." The man brought two dates and two onions and a fertile yam. So he strained the medicine and drank it, he and his camel driver who was with him. Then the man's neighbor came and said to him, "Where is my servant?" So he said to him, "The tree is not there. Say, O Khayta, three times." So he called out and said it. Then came the servant carrying a waterskin, and its ropes were on her, and her ropes. She said to him, "O my master, if this sea brought you here, it is a sea that can be crossed."

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