 the famous planets to the pole. they are seven planets similar to the composition of the daughters of the greater coffin. four of them are coffins and a third are daughters. and of the four are the two bright stars which are the two in front and the other two behind them are hidden. and of the daughters is capricorn which is the last one the bright one and the two are hidden. and this is called capricorn the capricorn of the daughters of the coffin and by it the qiblah is known. and by it the inference is made because it does not cease. muhalhil said
مشاهير الكواكب إلى القطب. وهى سبعة كواكب على شبيه بتأليف بنات نعش الكبرى. اربعة منها نعش ، وثلثة بنات . ومن الاربعة الفرقدان ، وهما المتقدمان ١ ؛ والآخران وراءهما خفيان ومن البنات الجدى وهو آخره ، المضىء والاثنان خفيان. ويقال لهذا ٢ الجدى، جدى بنات نعش ٣ وبه تعرف القبلة. وبه يقع الاستدلال، لأنه لا يزال. قال مهلهل