Here's a sample piece from the introduction of "Tarikh al-Sudan" (based on the Pulate translation):
The later chapters become more somber, describing the 1591 Moroccan invasion . Al-Sa'di, who was alive shortly after this period, writes with deep sadness about the decline of the city’s great libraries and the exile of its most famous scholars, like Ahmad Baba . 📖 Finding the English Translation tarikh al-sudan english translation pdf