ہے زمین قرطبہ بھی دیدہء مسلم کا نورظلمت مغرب میں جو روشن تھی مثل شمع طور

English translation

The land of Qurtubah also is the light of the Muslim’s eye; which shined in Europe’s darkness like the candle of Toor.
(Qurtubah: (Cordova) This important city in north-central Spain was the capital of the Muslim Khilafah in Andalus (Spain) for about three centuries from the middle of the eighth to the middle of the eleventh centuries. During this period its contribution to the strength of the Muslims and Islam in Spain as well as its rich and intellectual culture is famous… Allusion is to the leading role of Qurtubah in the spread of knowledge in Europe.)

Translated by Dr M.A.K. Khalil