Career
Although born in Tudela, he was raised in Seville, where he gained talent in poetry. He later lived in Murcia. He died young. He was one of the best-known strophic poets and songwriters (muwas̲h̲s̲h̲aḥ and zajal) of the Almoravid period in First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Andalus (1091–1145) and competed with Ibn Bajjah in witty compositions at the court of Ibn Tifilwit, the Almoravid governor in Saragossa.
He wrote panegyrics to both the Almoravids in al-Andalus and the Banu Kasim in Alpuente (First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Sahla) and was famous for his love poems.