Digger in a dream: meaning in Ibn Sirin and al-Nabulsi

12 passages from 2 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.

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

The digger is a man of guile and deception until the water appears; and if the water appears, then at that point it is his contract, if that pertains to him. The root principle in digging is guile.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 304–307

The digger of mountains is a man who deals with great men.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 304–307

It is said that digging is a man in hardship and toil, who will not escape from that as long as he lives.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 304–307

And if he sees as though he is digging in moist earth, then he is embarking upon something false from which he will gain no benefit.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 304–307

And it is said the digger is a spiteful, deceitful man.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 304–307

Kinds and conditions of Digger

digger (grave-digger)

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

In a dream, he is a man in a difficult matter from which he finds no rest until death; the questioner's asking about him will be a calamity upon him and a deliverance for the grave-digger.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 86

(So whoever sees) that he is digging in the dust, then he is plunging into falsehood that will avail him nothing.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 86

digger/searcher

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

And the digger/searcher fights against hypocritical peoples and takes wealth from them by guile.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 313–317

4 more passages on this symbol are in the database and used by the interpreter.