Qabil was born in
Jeddah in 1940, and had a degree from the National College in
Beirut. With the issuance of
The Weeping Rhythms in 1963, she became the first Saudi woman in the
Hijaz to publish a poetry collection; she was one of a number of women from the region, including
Fatna Shakir,
Abdiya Khayyat, and
Huda Dabbagh, to become prominent in Saudi letters during the 1950s and 1960s. The collection was a success, and many of its poems became the basis for popular songs, but it remained her only book of verse. She was active as a journalist, serving as chief editor of
Zina magazine from 1986 until 1987 and working as an editor for the newspapers
al-Bilad and '
Ukaz as well. ==References==