Crane in a dream: meaning in Ibn Sirin, al-Nabulsi and Ibn Shahin

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Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

As for the crane, it is interpreted as a strange, poor man.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 215–216

So whoever sees that he has with him something of its feathers or its flesh, then it indicates obtaining something from a strange, poor man. And it is said: he will gain reward and recompense on account of a strange, poor man.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 215–216

And whoever sees that he is eating of its flesh, then he will consume something belonging to a strange, poor man.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 215–216

And whoever sees that he is riding upon a crane, then it indicates his poverty and his falling into exile.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 215–216

And whoever sees that he has a crane chick, then it indicates the poverty of his child.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 215–216

And whoever sees that he has a crane's nest, then it indicates the poverty of his wife.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 215–216

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

(The crane) It is said to be a stranger, poor, weak in capability.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 400–404

So whoever obtains a crane will become related by marriage to people whose characters are bad.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 400–404

Some of them said: whoever sees a crane will travel a distant journey, and if he is a traveller he will return to his family safely.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 400–404

And it is said that cranes are people who love gathering together and partnership.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 400–404

If he sees cranes flying around a town, then in that year there will be severe cold and the onslaught of an unbearable flood.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 400–404

And whoever sees cranes gathered together in winter, it indicates thieves and highway robbers; and it is an indication of good for travellers, and for whoever wants to marry, and for whoever wants a child.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 400–404

Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)

Cranes and Storkes séene in a flock, signifie that Thieves and Enemies should be flyed from.

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Second Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

In Winter, bad Weather and tempest: in Summer drought.

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Second Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

But being séene alone, and apart, they are good for a Travailer, and signifye the return of him which is farre off:

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Second Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

they be also good in case of Weddings and Procreation, especially the Storke, by reason of the ayde and nourishment which her little ones give her.

Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Second Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.

Kinds and conditions of Crane

crane (bird)

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In a dream it is a poor man, weak in strength and ability.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 299

(And whoever sees) that he took a crane, he becomes related by marriage to a people of bad character.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 299

crane (kurk bird)

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

In dreams, seeing it indicates war and deception, along with its lowliness, its foreignness (non-Arab origin), and the baseness of its ancestry.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 299

And perhaps it is a sultan by virtue of his wealth and his children.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 299

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