Watercourse

To see a watercourse in a dream signifies a woman, wealth, a learned man, marriage, servants and laborers, the marketplace, and the means of every kind of sustenance.

To dig (or open) a ditch for irrigation in a dream signifies wealth and taking good care of one’s family; cutting off the course of the ditch (or its water) signifies cutting off the household’s maintenance and distancing a relative from oneself.

To see a ditch flowing in one’s house or garden (or field) signifies deliverance from sorrow and attaining goodness; the closing of the watercourse’s entrance signifies the envy of some people; seeing a ditch beside busy roads or between the quarters sometimes signifies committing adultery.

What does it signify to see a watercourse (water channels) in a dream? It signifies the causes and means of earning sustenance, the road upon which a traveler journeys, and a person’s throat. If the watercourse is the person’s private property, it signifies his own life; if it belongs to the public, it signifies the lives of people. Clean water channels (ditches) flowing between houses signify a pure and prosperous life. (To see clean watercourses entering inhabited areas signifies every kind of good for those living there; water overflowing from every kind of running stream and spreading around signifies evil and useless news for the people.

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To see a watercourse in a dream signifies a woman, wealth, or a learned man. Whoever sees a watercourse flowing in a dream will marry. He will attain wealth and means of livelihood. Or he will render service to himself—especially in matters of religion and worldly life—or to all the people. Some interpreters said that whoever sees a watercourse in a dream will suffer harm from the people of his household. A watercourse signifies servants or slaves, or animals prepared for going to a certain place. At times, a watercourse signifies a sewer, and at times the means of sustenance, such as markets and shops.

To see oneself digging a ditch in order to irrigate one’s garden in a dream signifies wealth and feeding and providing drink for one’s children. If he sees himself cutting off the ditch that flows to crops and fields, he will cut off the maintenance of his children. If he is married, he will divorce his wife. Or he will remove his wife from her family. At times, the dreamer displays actions unsuitable to his character. Or he distances from his service a person who serves him and is beneficial to him.

Whoever sees a ditch flowing in his house or vegetable garden in a dream, if he is sorrowful, will be delivered from that sorrow. Or he will attain goodness. If he sees the ditch’s entrance cut off and closed, corruption will befall the affairs that person intends to undertake. Or his servant will become pregnant by him. Because of this, he will fall into sorrow and grief.

Whoever sees himself urinating into an unknown sewer in a dream approaches what is unlawful. Or he will fall into danger because of his servant or wife. The sewer signifies the servant of the house, because the filth of the people flows away into the sewer. Sometimes the watercourse signifies committing adultery. This indication is stronger when the watercourse flows on roads and between quarters. Sometimes the sewer signifies deliverance from grief, for the sewer’s being blocked and closed is sorrow and grief for the people of the house. If it flows in its normal manner, the master of the house will be delivered from sorrow and grief.

If a person sees in a dream that the sewer of his house is blocked, his wife will detest him and flee from him. His possessions and profession will become invalid, and he will thereby become distressed. Sometimes it signifies an affliction that will befall that person in the form of suffering from prostate trouble.

Whoever sees himself digging a ditch and water flowing from it in a dream enters into deceit. Whoever digs a well and sees no water emerge will deceive someone. Whoever sees himself making watercourses in his dream intends, through deception, to take the people’s property. Whoever sees another person’s water flowing into the watercourse he has made betrays the people. To see water flowing in a watercourse one has made or one that was previously made is interpreted as marriage. (Whoever sees himself irrigating his vegetable garden with water coming through a watercourse will spend whatever he possesses on a woman or his servant. According to one account, he will have sexual relations with one of his relatives.

According to Kirmani: Whoever sees water flowing from a watercourse into a house or vegetable garden, if he is sorrowful, will be delivered from that sorrow. Whoever sees the watercourse blocked will have his circumstances and livelihood become difficult. Or his servant will become pregnant by him, and he will be accused on account of this.

To see water flowing in a watercourse whose owner is unknown in a dream signifies doing an unlawful deed and being accused because of a female servant. Whoever makes a watercourse and sees water flowing through it will be delivered from sorrow and distress.

According to Abdulgani al-Nabulsi: A watercourse and ditch in a dream are interpreted as the source, dwelling, and vehicle of sustenance. If the watercourse has been made for everyone, it signifies the life of the people; if it is private, it signifies its owner’s livelihood. If the water flowing through the watercourse runs without spilling over its two sides, it signifies abundant livelihood and a pleasant life for its owner. If it spills over its two sides, it signifies sadness, grief, and tears for the people of that place or for its owner. If the watercourse passes between houses and its water is pure and sweet, it signifies abundance, happiness, and a good life. According to one account, whoever sees that he possesses running water will attain a high position, benefit, and advantage.

To see in a dream a watercourse passing through a quarter with pure and sweet water, from which the people benefit, signifies that, if affliction and an epidemic disease are present there, they will pass away; if they are suffering from famine and want, they will attain blessing and cheapness from Allah (Exalted is He), and trade will increase. If the water is turbid or salty and overflows to such an extent that it harms everyone, it signifies that an evil will befall its people.

To see the watercourse flowing into one’s own house in a dream: the interpretation of this dream belongs to the dreamer alone. Whoever sees the water flowing into his vegetable garden or field will marry if he is unmarried; if he is married, he will have a child.

To see blood flowing from a watercourse in a house in a dream signifies the evil condition and morals of the lady of the house. To see the watercourse overflowing and harming everyone signifies that the people of that quarter will receive bad news. (Whoever sees himself opening a ditch and causing water to flow through it in order to irrigate his field or vegetable garden will marry. Whoever damages a watercourse will divorce his wife. Whoever turns his back on a watercourse and goes away will quarrel with his wife and cease speaking to her. According to one account, he will die. Whoever sees blood flowing through a watercourse into his vegetable garden or field instead of water: his wife will have relations with another man.

Whoever sees himself drinking water from a watercourse in a dream will live happily and in abundance. If the water is turbid and bitter, his life will pass amid grief, distress, and fear. Some have interpreted the turbidity and bitterness of the water, according to their degrees, as a mild or severe illness. According to some interpreters, such watercourses and ditches are interpreted as a person’s servants, or, according to another account, as the limbs of his body. Good and bad dreams should be interpreted by analogy with these.

To see a watercourse in a dream signifies a woman, wealth, or a learned man. Whoever sees himself making the watercourse flow in a dream will marry. He will attain wealth and means of livelihood. Or he will render service to himself—especially in matters of religion and worldly life—or to all the people. Some interpreters said that whoever sees a watercourse in a dream will suffer harm from the people of his household. A watercourse signifies servants or animals prepared for going to a certain place. Sometimes a watercourse signifies a sewer; at times it signifies the means of sustenance, such as markets and shops.

If he sees himself digging a ditch to irrigate his crops in a dream, it signifies wealth and feeding and providing drink for his children. If he sees himself cutting off the ditch flowing to crops and fields, he will fail to provide for his children. If he is married, he will divorce his wife and dismiss from his service a person who serves him and is beneficial to him.

Whoever sees a ditch flowing in his house or vegetable garden in a dream, if he is sorrowful, will be delivered from that sorrow or will attain goodness. If he sees the ditch’s entrance cut off and closed, corruption will enter into the affairs he intends to undertake. Because of this, he will fall into sorrow and grief. Sometimes the watercourse signifies committing adultery. This indication is especially strong when the watercourse flows on roads and between quarters. Sometimes the sewer signifies deliverance from grief, for the sewer’s being blocked and closed is sorrow and grief for the people of the house. If it flows in its normal manner, the master of the house will be delivered from sorrow and grief.

If a person sees in a dream that the sewer of his house is blocked, his wife will detest him and flee from him; his possessions and profession will become invalid, and he will thereby become distressed. Sometimes it signifies an affliction that will befall that person in the form of suffering from prostate trouble. (Whoever sees himself digging a ditch and water flowing from it in a dream enters into deceit. Whoever digs a well and sees no water emerge will deceive someone.

It provides early awareness; the person sees risks before they grow and can choose a more solid path.

Neglect, haste, untrustworthy people or uncontrolled behavior can increase the difficulty.

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