Bird

Seeing a bird of unknown and unrecognized species signifies admonition, counsel, and sustenance; seeing an unknown bird in a dream is interpreted as something being taken from a house where a sick person is present, or as the death of the sick person. Seeing a large bird points to a wealthy person, a tax collector, a scholar, a merchant, a president, or a ruler.

Seeing a bird in the air in a dream is a symbol of happiness and abundance. It indicates that the person will rejoice upon receiving good news. A wounded bird is the harbinger of troubled days to come.

A bird falling upon a person in a dream indicates that a guest will arrive and that the prosperity of the household will increase. If a bird that settles upon a man whose wife is pregnant breaks its wing, this indicates that the child to be born will have a long life; if the bird flies away, it indicates that the child will have a short life or will become ill.

Seeing birds with beautiful voices in a dream means that you will become a vocal artist. An ordinary birdcall, however, indicates that bad news will be received and that you will weep aloud.

Seeing a beautiful bird in a dream signifies beautiful and joyful news; an ugly bird signifies bad and sorrowful news.

Seeing waterfowl in a dream indicates that you will assume a presidency, attain special duties, and undertake journeys by sea and by land.

Birds flying above one’s head in a dream indicate that good news will be received, that employees will be promoted, and that property and possessions will increase in value.

Seeing a bird’s wing in a dream signifies wealth, precious objects, attaining rank and position, purchasing new garments, and receiving a considerable sum of money.

A bird defecating upon you in a dream means that a newly purchased object will be damaged and that evil eyes are upon you. A bird feeding its young with its mouth in a dream indicates the commission of evil deeds, the unlawful mingling of wealth and property, and that the money coming into your possession will quickly be spent.

Seeing in one’s dream that one possesses a bird, whether known or unknown, is an indication of goodness and attaining one’s desire. Whoever sees a bird settle upon him shall attain his wish. Whoever sees a bird fly over him and depart shall attain his desire.

According to Ibn Sirin: Seeing a large bird in one’s dream is sorrow. Seeing birds chirping in a place is a calamity for the people of that place. Speaking with a bird signifies greatness; seeing a bird die in one’s hand signifies sorrow. Seeing that one has taken a bird upon one’s back indicates that one will gain benefit.

According to another narration: If the bird seen in a dream is unknown, it is an indication of the Angel of Death, Azrael (Peace be upon him). If an unknown bird seen in a dream takes from the house of a sick person a small stone, a leaf, a worm, or something similar, and flies with it into the sky, that sick person will die. Seeing the bird fall upon oneself indicates the arrival of a guest.

The interpretation of seeing a bird in a dream sometimes also concerns seeing the bird upon one’s head, back, lap, or neck, and indicates the work performed by the dreamer. If the bird is white, his work too will be pure and good. If it is murky, it indicates confusion in his work. However, if there is a pregnant woman beside the dreamer and the bird is male, the child to be born of the woman will be male; if the bird is female, the child to be born will likewise be female. Large birds indicate chiefs, tax collectors, scholars, merchants, and wealthy persons. Waterfowl indicate honorable people who have attained leadership and special duties in two respects.

Seeing a bird in a dream sometimes indicates men who travel by land and sea. The voices of birds indicate weeping aloud. Birds that sing with a beautiful voice, whether male or female, indicate vocal artists. Flocks of birds indicate attaining gold, silver, and sovereignty for the person who eats them or encounters them.

Whoever sees birds flying above his head in a dream will attain chieftainship and governorship. If one sees a bird descend from the sky and alight beside him, it indicates that glad tidings in which that person will rejoice shall arrive. The bird is the man’s own deed. Sometimes an unknown bird indicates admonition and counsel. If the bird one sees in a dream is beautiful, his deed too is beautiful. Or someone will come to him bearing good news.

If one sees an ugly bird accompanying him in a dream, that person’s deed is evil. Or someone will come to him bearing bad news. An unknown bird is sustenance. Some interpreters said: Black birds indicate sins; white birds indicate goodness; and parti-colored birds indicate hypocrisy and confused deeds.

Seeing a fallen bird in a dream indicates play and amusement among its people, or, for the one who possesses it, high office, relief, joy, and victory over the enemy, or one of these things. Seeing a predatory and tearing bird indicates a wild beast and vermin upon the earth. A bird that wounds and has been trained by people indicates honor, power, and beneficial sustenance.

Seeing a bird whose flesh is eaten indicates benefit obtained with ease; seeing birds that sing indicates a righteous people. Seeing a bird that is evil and has no good in it indicates an enemy; a bird that has no evil and possesses only good indicates safety from fear, lawful sustenance, and garments.

Seeing in a dream a bird that does not fly flying indicates breaking one’s covenant and occupying oneself with disobedience. Seeing a bird that remains continually in water indicates people whose livelihood depends upon water, or a person possessed of piety, and cleanliness.

Ibn Sirin: Seeing a bird in a dream indicates a king, a messenger, or a beautiful deed. The interpretation varies according to the species of the bird; hunting birds indicate honor, while singing birds indicate joy.

Ibn Sirin: Seeing a bustard in a dream indicates a man who lives in the desert, a solitary man, and one possessed of asceticism.

Ibn Sirin: Seeing a sandpiper in a dream indicates a virgin woman, a woman, or a wife.

It can be read as a sign of easing, receiving support, gaining morale, or a fruitful development.

Underestimating opportunities, succumbing to comfort, or being late may reduce the positive effect.

In the interpretation, the themes of work and responsibility, success and reputation, the emotional tone in the dream, and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.