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

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

It in a dream is a man of honour, or a child, or the arrival of someone absent, or a woman.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 367–368

(And whoever sees) that he gathered roses attains honour, love, and blessing.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 367–368

And whoever picks white roses from a garden, then he will kiss a pious woman.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 367–368

And if he picks red roses, then he will kiss a woman given to amusement and merriment.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 367–368

And whoever smells a yellow rose, then he will kiss a woman who is sick and ailing.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 367–368

And many roses are successive kisses.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, pp. 367–368

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

As for the rose, Ibn Sirin said: the vision of the rose is of two kinds: one on its tree (bush) and one plucked. As for when it is on its tree, then it indicates a child; and when it is plucked, it indicates grief and weeping.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 139–140

Whoever sees a red rose on a bush in its proper season, then it indicates the obtaining of a child.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 139–140

As for the rose out of its season, then it indicates a calamity by way of his child.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 139–140

Whoever sees that he plucked a rose from a bush, then it indicates grief and weeping.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 139–140

Al-Kirmani said: the red rose on the bush indicates leadership, joy, and the carrying out of one's affair. The yellow rose on the bush indicates a merchant woman who fulfils people's needs. The white rose on the bush indicates authority, might, and high standing.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 139–140

Whoever sees in his house a rose on a bush in its season, then it indicates his marrying a girl.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 139–140

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

(The rose) is a child or noble wealth. And it is said that the rose indicates the arrival of someone absent or the arrival of a letter.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 637–641

And it is said that the rose is a woman who parts from him, or a child who dies, or a trade that does not endure, or a joy that passes away, because of the rose's short duration.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 637–641

Whoever sees as though a young man handed him a rose, then an enemy of his is offering him a pact that he will not keep to.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 637–641

Whoever sees as though on his head is a garland of leaves, then he will marry a woman between whom and himself separation will occur soon; and if a woman sees that, then it is a husband for her of this description.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 637–641

And the fully opened rose is the flower of this world, without there being for it any strength or permanence.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 637–641

Cutting down a rose tree is grief, and plucking roses is happiness.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 637–641

Kinds and conditions of Rose

rose water

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

As for rose water, it is interpreted as health and fair praise. So whoever sees that he sprinkled rose water upon someone and it had no scent, then he will hoard his wealth, or [spend it] on someone who does not acknowledge it nor thank him for it.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 229

And whoever sees that he is drinking rose water, then it indicates grief and preoccupied thought; but the people of his household and his relatives will praise him and commend him.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 229

wild rose (eglantine)

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

As for the wild rose (eglantine): whoever sees it on a tree in its season, then it is the attainment of good and benefit; and it has been said it is the attainment of a child. And if he sees it plucked, then it is worry and grief.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 139–140

And whoever sees that he was given a bouquet of wild roses, then it indicates the occurrence of words (a quarrel) between the two of them.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 139–140

rose bush

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

As for the rose bush, it is a man of nobility, or a vizier, or a prolific woman; and cutting it down is the onset of worry and grief.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 130–131

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