أتى الأميرُ أبو يعقوبَ أندلساً

أتى الأميرُ أبو يعقوبَ أندلساً

والرومُ فيها قد اشتدت أماكنهم

والرومُ فيها قد اشتدت أماكنهم

The emir Abu Yaqub came to al-Andalus,

The prince Abu Ya'qub came to al-Andalus

And there the Romans' positions had grown strong.

While the Romans in it, their places were firmly established

فلمْ يَزلْ بسيوفِ النصرِ يضربُهم

فلمْ يَزلْ بسيوفِ النصرِ يضربُهم

فأصبحوا لا يُرى إلا مساكنهم

فأصبحوا لا يُرى إلا مساكنهم

So he kept striking them with the swords of victory,

Yet he kept striking them with the swords of victory

So nothing of them could be seen but their dwellings.

Until their dwellings were all that remained to be seen