Letter "L" — 88 interpretations

Category: Action

Experiencing arduous toil in a vision suggests that ease will follow in one's waking life. Should a merchant or wealthy individual witness themselves performing manual labor, it indicates false pride and deception, or that they manipulate others to gain control of their wealth or cheat them of their possessions. For an ordinary person, performing labor in a dream points to prudence, careful judgment, or moral excellence, accompanied by contentment and tranquility. Such labor may also foretell a coming difficulty or personal danger. (Also see Labourer)

Category: Types of People

A labourer seen in a dream symbolizes a noble and upright worker whose efforts are marked by honesty, patience, and self-respect, indicating lawful sustenance, blessed earnings, and dignity derived from hard work, as well as perseverance, humility, and the honor that comes from earning one’s living through sincere and righteous means. (Also see Construction worker)

Category: Objects

A wooden ladder in a vision signifies hardship and struggle that may be faced on a journey. A ladder can also symbolize tranquility and security. Ascending a ladder represents receiving counsel or a reminder to perform righteous deeds and avoid wrongdoing, particularly for one who neglects such obligations. If the ladder transforms into stone steps, it denotes diligence and the safeguarding of one's private affairs. A ladder lying flat on the ground indicates power or command, while one standing upright suggests recovery from sickness. A ladder may also signify travel, solace for someone burdened by grief, or an important figure. Climbing a new ladder points to achieving higher spiritual stations or prosperity in one's trade. Even ascending an old ladder signifies commercial success, rising status, and gain. Tumbling from a ladder warns of trials, a decline in spiritual state, and enticement to sin. Descending a ladder suggests financial setbacks. If the ladder breaks during ascent or descent, it means defeat by rivals. Securing a ladder to climb down to a known place indicates deliverance from peril, pride, anxieties, or surviving a life-threatening event. Using a ladder in a dream can also imply seeking assistance from hypocritical individuals. Climbing to overhear something foretells achievement and the acquisition of influence. A ladder may also represent command, listening secretly, or gathering information for wicked people.

Category: Objects

A serving ladle in a vision stands for the head of a household or the matron who skillfully oversees domestic expenditures. Consuming vinegar-marinated meat from a ladle denotes a life of joy and respect financed by honest earnings. It may also indicate providing household services to others, being employed by affluent people for good remuneration, securing substantial trade profits, or attaining a significant governmental role. (Also see Kitchen)

Category: Water

A lake appearing in a dream symbolizes authorities such as judges or governors who serve people with fairness and without intrigue or corruption, and it can also point to obstacles, delays, or hardships encountered while trying to complete a journey or fulfill an objective, while a small lake signifies a wealthy woman, a woman of strength and determination with a commanding or martial nature, or a woman who is receptive, approachable, and inclined toward companionship.

Category: Animals

In a vision, a lamb symbolizes one's male offspring. If a person sees himself sacrificing a lamb, it may indicate that his son or a relative's son could soon perish due to sickness or mishap. Receiving a lamb as a gift foretells the birth of an honorable and favored son. Eating lamb meat suggests that one will derive income through such a son. Tending to sheep in a dream signifies profit from wholesome wealth, leading to honor and renown. (Also see Sacrifice)

Category: Human Body

Walking with a limp in a vision points to hiding divine gifts and blessings for personal gain, feigning poverty while wealthy, making false claims of need, or it may signify craftiness, trickery, and dishonesty. (Also see Limping)

Category: Action

Wailing and expressing longing in a dream carries an ill implication. Lamentation may also symbolize a religious preacher, or it could represent a foul smell emanating from an unclean place. It may likewise signify the howling of dogs, the beating of drums, the clashing of cymbals, or even a marriage celebration. Being present where people mourn their dead warns of a sinister event occurring in that area, or possibly the severing of family and friendly bonds. Mourning a departed person in a dream suggests injury may come from that person's lineage or household. Deeply grieving and weeping over the dead, however, can also herald awakening to immense delight and gladness. Lamenting may also signify troubles brought about by the mourner themselves. It can indicate straying from the right path, or be symbolized by a flute, as a flute represents lamentation. Such wailing also denotes actions born of ignorance.

Category: Objects

In a vision, a lamp stand signifies humanity and its traits. The lamp vessel symbolizes the soul, the oil represents blood, and the wick denotes bodily warmth. When the wick is consumed and the oil exhausted, it foretells death. A wick in good state with clear, bright oil promises a life of chasteness and joy. A blackened wick with cloudy oil indicates a miserable existence. Imperfections in the stand itself point to bodily sickness. A sturdy, clean stand suggests sound health free from disease. A shattered lamp stand warns of a fatal illness. (Also see Lamp, Wick)

Category: Objects

For a woman with child, carrying a lamp foretells the birth of a boy. For an ailing person, a lamp symbolizes his life force; a dimming lamp predicts his demise. Repairing a lamp indicates recovery from sickness. A lamp with weak power suggests health concerns for a pregnant woman. A bright lamp illuminating an entire home signifies virtue within that household. Extinguishing the lights in one's home points to the owner's doubtful nature, monetary struggles, his own death, or the death of a parent, spouse, child, or invalid. Witnessing a sick person ascend skyward with a lamp signifies the soul's return to its Creator. Drawing light from another's lamp means gaining knowledge. Putting out an oil lamp's flame represents trying to hide truth by contesting an honest witness, but failing in the case. Bearing a lit lamp in daytime depicts a devout and upright individual. Walking with a lamp at night denotes observing nocturnal prayers and devotion. For a naturally pious person, this brings advantage; otherwise, he will witness marvels. Carrying a lamp after dark also signifies turning away from transgressions. Holding an unlit lamp, candle, or torch warns of commercial failure or occupational issues. A lamp full of oil that does not ignite signifies grief and worry. (Also see Lamp stand, Wick)

Category: Objects

In a dream, a lamp can symbolize a household manager, steward, or attendant. If the oil is fully consumed, it means the death of such a person. Should a spark fall on cotton cloth and ignite it, that person will encounter an accident. If the lamp is extinguished, it foretells the imminent death of a sick family member or news of a relative's passing.

Category: Objects

In a vision, a lance represents a wooden staff, firmness derived from one's power, or abandoning error. It may also signify a woman, a child, bearing truthful witness, or embarking on travel. Holding a lance suggests a grandson or a favored son who will mature to lead and protect people with his life. A broken lance indicates an irreparable flaw or sickness that will affect one's child. Bearing a lance while mounted signifies authority accompanied by esteem. Denying ownership of a lance warns of an unforeseen event or treachery. If it belongs to a brother, it signifies a disaster. Repairing a broken lance means healing from illness. A lance missing its point foretells the death of a brother or child. A lance may also represent a sibling or comrade who will separate from his kin or friend, or the loss of employment. Walking with a lance in hand through a marketplace symbolizes strolling with one's son. For a pregnant woman, a metal lance indicates she will bear a daughter and receive a monetary gift or present from other females after the birth. Carrying a lance with a raised banner means attaining a notable position that brings fame. Being threatened by someone with a lance warns of hurtful words or defamation of one's family. Possessing an additional lance means having a brother or friend who will defend one when necessary. A long spear can signify oppression or robust health. Bleeding from a lance wound indicates compensation for suffering or returning home from a lengthy journey. Multiple lance wounds mean monetary recompense, though from a disagreeable source. Fighting foes with a lance signifies earning ill-gotten gains. A person holding a lance may also represent an instructor, mentor, or someone who aids his brothers and companions. (Also see Javelin)

Category: Objects

A lancet in a dream symbolizes a person whose words cut like a blade, representing slander, sharp speech, and the harm caused by the tongue, and inflicting a horizontal cut with it signifies backbiting, spreading false accusations, and sowing discord and hostility among people, while making a vertical wound indicates praising someone, speaking truthfully in their favor, and using words to heal rifts, unite hearts, and restore harmony among others. (Also see Javelin, Lance)

Category: Earth

Seeing a lane in a vision is akin to seeing a city's entryways. If it is closed during daytime, it foretells an incident within the city or at the lane's end that will require sealing its gates or blocking passage. A lane may also represent a servant or shared living. Whatever form the lane takes, similar conditions will appear in waking life. Accordingly, walking a lane suggests suffering unfair treatment from a merchant, official, or artisan. An open road indicates one might gain employment with a governing authority. (Also see Alley, Road)

Category: Other

Speaking different languages in a dream reflects connection with the people, lands, and cultures associated with those tongues, indicating influence and interaction with their qualities, for speaking Arabic signifies honor, dignity, and elevated status, speaking Persian points to companionship with refined or high-ranking individuals and gaining benefit from them in trade or affairs, speaking Hebrew denotes receiving an inheritance or rightful legacy, speaking Turkish indicates hearing kind, pleasant, or reassuring words, speaking Italian reflects ambition and eagerness to accumulate wealth, speaking French signifies benefiting from one’s profession, skills, or craftsmanship, speaking English represents attachment to worldly life and its attractions, and speaking all languages in a dream symbolizes mastery, broad influence, and the attainment of wealth, power, reputation, and widespread recognition. (Also see Reading, Speaking)

Category: Objects

A lantern seen in a dream, especially the lantern of one’s house, symbolizes the housekeeper or a woman who brings light, order, and guidance into the household, reflecting care, responsibility, and protection, and indicating the presence of someone who illuminates domestic affairs, maintains harmony, and ensures the stability and warmth of the home through her role and influence. (Also see Lamp, Minaret)

Category: Animals

A lark appearing in a dream symbolizes a young boy, reflecting innocence, liveliness, and youthful spirit, and it may indicate joy, gentle manners, hopeful beginnings, or the presence of a cheerful child whose nature brings lightness, song, and simple happiness into one’s life.

Category: Action

Lashing someone with a whip in a dream symbolizes harming him through words rather than actions, indicating backbiting, insult, or slander that wounds reputation and honor, and if the person bleeds as a result of the lashing, it signifies tangible consequences such as financial loss, failed transactions, or setbacks in business, showing how harmful speech can lead to real and lasting damage. (Also see Beating)

Category: Feelings

Seeing oneself in a state of lassitude, listlessness, or complete stillness in a dream signifies straying from one’s original intention and purpose, losing motivation and direction, and it may indicate the draining of strength, wealth, or resources, reflecting decline and exhaustion, and in its most serious sense it can symbolize the closing of a life chapter or the nearing conclusion of one’s lifespan, urging reflection, renewal, and return to clarity of purpose.

Category: Objects

A latch or doorknob seen in a dream symbolizes the one who controls access and safeguards entry, representing a door attendant, a vigilant guard dog, or a loyal servant, and it reflects protection, supervision, and authority over boundaries, indicating a person entrusted with maintaining order, granting or denying access, and ensuring security within a household or domain.

Category: Action

Laughing in a dream generally symbolizes happiness, joy, and contentment in waking life, reflecting inner delight, good character, and positive experiences, yet its meaning can vary depending on the manner and context of the laughter: bursting into a loud, uncontrolled laugh or falling backward from laughter indicates impending sorrow or crying; laughing at a joke or by imitation suggests dishonesty, moral weakness, or falling into sin; gentle, soft, or smile-like laughter represents virtue, good manners, and the promise of real joy or favorable events to be witnessed in waking life; seeing the earth laugh signifies a bountiful harvest, while witnessing a deceased person laughing indicates their bliss and enjoyment in the afterlife; laughter can also denote light-headedness, frivolity, or playful buoyancy, and when associated with capable or authoritative individuals, it may foreshadow their dismissal or loss of status, highlighting the complex interplay between joy, morality, and future circumstances. (Also see Crying, Laughter)

Category: Feelings

Laughter in a dream, especially uncontrollable or excessive mirth, signifies a recurring misdeed or sinful habit that one wishes to abandon but finds impossible to overcome, indicating the persistence of moral weakness or temptation; even if the dreamer manages to restrain the laughter or sincerely repents, there is a strong likelihood of falling back into the same wrongdoing, reflecting the ongoing struggle with self-discipline, personal shortcomings, and the challenge of breaking free from ingrained errors. (Also see Menstrual period)

Category: Plants

A laurel in a dream symbolizes honor, recognition, and distinction, and being crowned with a laurel of fame or a victory wreath reflects genuine achievements, success, and blessings in one’s life, signifying merit, accomplishment, and the esteem of others; however, if the dreamer is not truly deserving of such recognition, the laurel represents mere ambition, longing, or desire, highlighting unfulfilled aspirations, envy, or the pursuit of acclaim without the foundation of real merit or accomplishment. (Also see Flag, Honor)

Category: Other

Earning a lawful or permissible income in a dream symbolizes moral integrity, spiritual rectitude, and divine guidance, indicating the repentance of a sinner, the awakening and guidance of someone previously heedless, and the blessings that come from adhering to what is righteous and permissible; conversely, earning through unlawful or impermissible means reflects deviation from ethical and spiritual principles, inviting harm, misfortune, and moral corruption, emphasizing the profound impact of one’s choices in both worldly and spiritual matters.

Category: Action

Dreaming of lying on one’s back on the floor suggests possessing strong vitality or acquiring it. It can also indicate achieving material gains or an increase in authority. If one lies on the floor with the mouth open and bread emerges from it, this signals a loss of control in one’s affairs, though alternate gains may occur.

Category: Objects

Seeing lead as a mineral in a dream foretells prosperity and robust livelihood. Working or shaping lead symbolizes gaining mastery and competence in one’s skills. Lead may also point to earnings derived from morally questionable sources driven by desire. Additionally, it can indicate courage or outspoken honesty. Carrying liquid lead warns of financial caution, while melting a lead bar suggests disputes or idle chatter.

Category: Action

Learning in a dream, whether it involves studying the Qur’an, the prophetic traditions, or a useful craft, symbolizes the acquisition of knowledge that brings transformation, blessings, and improvement in life, signifying wealth following poverty, guidance after heedlessness, marriage after a period of celibacy, the birth of a son, or the benefit of walking in the company of a spiritual mentor; conversely, seeing oneself learning an evil act indicates deviation from the right path, moral corruption, or experiencing decline, such as poverty following wealth, reflecting the profound influence of what one chooses to study and internalize on both worldly and spiritual outcomes. (Also see Knowledge, School, Uncertainty)

Category: Objects

A leather shield in a dream symbolizes protection, defense, and resilience, similar to a coat of mail but offering enhanced security and strength, indicating preparedness against adversity and safeguarding oneself from harm; purchasing or acquiring a leather shield also signifies entering into marriage, representing a union that provides stability, support, and a fortified partnership, reflecting both practical and spiritual protection in life. (Also see Armor, Coat of mail)

Category: Action

Leaving one’s body in a dream symbolizes a significant transformation or transition in one’s life, indicating upcoming changes in status, social position, marital circumstances, or property and wealth, reflecting a period of personal evolution, shifts in responsibilities, and the movement from one stage of life to another, often bringing new opportunities, challenges, and adjustments in both worldly and relational matters.

Category: Animals

A leech in a dream symbolizes parasitic forces, corruption, or destructive influences, representing the worms of the grave that consume flesh or, in another sense, one’s offspring; if a leech falls from the nose, it signifies the tragic possibility of a miscarriage affecting the dreamer’s wife, while generally, a leech also denotes a base, despicable, and harmful enemy who drains one’s resources, peace, or well-being, reflecting both physical and moral vulnerabilities, as well as threats to family and personal security.

Category: Plants

A leek in a dream symbolizes matters of death, moral choices, and regret, representing a deceased person or the consequences of one’s actions; eating it raw indicates partaking in unlawful earnings with pleasure, reflecting moral compromise and indulgence in forbidden gains, while eating it cooked signifies restraint and the decision to avoid such wrongful pursuits, demonstrating self-discipline and moral awareness; taking a bunch of leeks suggests speaking words that will later bring regret, highlighting the importance of caution in speech and the lasting impact of one’s choices on honor and conscience.

Category: Human Body

In a dream, legs symbolize longevity, old age, or one's means of livelihood. Seeing legs turned into iron signifies a prolonged life, while legs becoming glass indicates imminent death. Crossed legs suggest approaching the end of life, facing a severe trial, or being untruthful. Seeing the thighs of a known woman means marrying her or one of her friends. Hairy legs represent debts or dying in prison. A twisted leg implies committing adultery. Legs also denote wealth or sustenance, so iron legs indicate enduring prosperity, whereas wooden legs mean growing weaker and inability to provide for oneself. Legs turning into glass or pottery foretell a short remaining life and distribution of one's estate to heirs. A shorter leg points to financial loss. Walking on one foot signifies losing half one's wealth, and amputation of both legs means losing everything. Fat legs reflect strong financial position, acquiring a fine vehicle, or receiving a delightful gift. For a woman, hairy legs signify disgrace, deceiving her husband, exposure of her private life, or gaining spiritual direction after negligence. A leg represents difficulties in general. Banded or tied legs indicate fear, poverty, or hardships. Exposing legs means neglecting prayers or suffering humiliation. Legs further symbolize writing, counsel, guidance, reading books, wisdom, status, enjoyment, dangers, errors in advice, or misinterpretation of religious issues. (Also see Foot, Thigh)

Category: Other

Legal guardianship in a dream, such as receiving instructions from a testator, symbolizes trust, responsibility, and the conferral of authority, carrying multiple layers of meaning: it may indicate that the guidance received is true and reliable, suggest being entrusted with an important project or duty, signify elevation in rank or status, reflect an increase in knowledge and wisdom, mark a milestone such as reaching forty years of age, denote the blessing of a spiritual attainment, or represent protection from sin and moral guidance, emphasizing both worldly responsibility and spiritual safeguarding. (Also see Sponsorship)

Category: Types of People

A legist in a dream, such as a faqih, religious scholar, or theologian, symbolizes wisdom, intelligence, awareness, and the pursuit of knowledge across various branches of religious and moral learning, reflecting a deep commitment to understanding and applying divine guidance; seeing a legist also signifies access to healing, whether through a physician, spiritual remedy, or repentance, and indicates receiving guidance on the straight path, suggesting moral correction, enlightenment, and the cultivation of both intellectual and spiritual virtues. (Also see Masjid, Mosque Scholars)

Category: Plants

Eating a lemon in a dream symbolizes experiencing blame, criticism, or the onset of illness, reflecting hardship or discomfort, while simply seeing a lemon without consuming it signifies financial gain, wealth, or monetary opportunities; giving a lemon to someone in a dream represents expressing criticism or disapproval, and it can also indicate a failed venture, total loss, or an unfavorable business transaction, highlighting both the challenges and rewards associated with personal, social, and financial matters. (Also see Lemon tree, Lemon, Tree)

Category: Trees

A lemon tree in a dream symbolizes individuals who provide benefit and service to others, reflecting generosity, helpfulness, and positive influence, and it can also represent an auspicious, pleasant, and attractive woman who possesses confidence and a distinctive or unconventional view of herself, highlighting both the sweetness and unique character of those who enrich the lives of others while maintaining their individuality and charm. (Also see Lemon, Lime, Tree)

Category: Action

Lending money or an object in a dream symbolizes the return of value and the principle of reciprocity, indicating that the act of giving or extending resources will bring corresponding profits, benefits, or rewards of equal measure, reflecting fairness, trust, and the positive outcomes of generosity and responsible financial dealings. (Also see Borrowing, Loan)

Category: Food

Lentils in a dream symbolize sustenance, wealth, and personal circumstances, with sprouted lentils representing lawful, wholesome earnings and the growth of legitimate prosperity, while unsprouted or ordinary lentils may signify depression, dissatisfaction, or the acquisition of loathsome, morally questionable money, reflecting the dual potential for both blessing and hardship depending on the nature of one’s efforts and ethical choices.

Category: Human Body

Seeing oneself afflicted with leprosy in a vision may indicate receiving an inheritance, monetary gain, or plain clothing. This condition can also signify fruitless efforts or losing the reward of one's actions due to arrogance before God, thus incurring divine displeasure. It may further represent being cleared of false accusations or enduring people's malicious talk. If the leprous signs spread over the entire body, it suggests enduring affluence. Praying while visibly leprous points to gaining income from unlawful sources or forgetting memorized Quranic verses. (Also see Albino)

Category: Objects

Dispatching or accepting a letter in a vision symbolizes an honorable individual, a position of status, or a command when delivered directly. Sending a letter to a known person urging righteous conduct and avoidance of wrongdoing signifies fulfilling one's needs and achieving one's objectives. Receiving a letter bearing good news indicates improvement in one's situation and the easing of anxieties, whether concerning the birth of a son or entering marriage. Rejecting the messenger or letter carrier signifies abandoning one's faith, leaving one's profession, embracing religious innovation, or possibly facing murder. (Also see Book, Papers)

Category: Animals

Lice appearing in a vision signify worldly attainment and material increase. Discovering lice in one's shirt indicates receiving a grant or reappointment to a leadership role. Lice in a shirt may also represent an unwelcome situation that persists. If the shirt is made of rags or is torn, it denotes being in debt. Lice on the floor symbolize weak individuals. If they surround the dreamer, it means he associates with such people. If he dislikes them, they represent adversaries who cannot truly harm him. If they bite, they symbolize those who defame him. A louse flying from one's chest indicates a son or employee fleeing the home or workplace. A large louse emerging from the skin foretells loss of life. A louse may also symbolize a woman, household manager, son, sickness, invading troops, soldiers, melancholy, or hardship. For a ruler or officer, lice represent his aides. For a teacher, they signify students; for merchants, jealous rivals; for artisans, taxes. For the ill, lice indicate a lingering sickness. Splitting a louse in half denotes kindness toward one's children. Consuming a louse signifies speaking ill of someone behind their back. A swarm of lice represents chastisement. Lice may also symbolize dependents or relatives who gossip, slander, and cause family division. An infestation can signify blessings, wealth, relief from trials, and the removal of cares and griefs. Killing a louse in the dream mirrors its meaning in waking life. Waking from a dream where lice attack suggests ongoing melancholy, troubles, or adversities. Picking a louse from one's garment means hearing falsehoods. Developing an itch from lice signifies debts. Plant lice denote anger, disaster, or divine retribution. (Also see Nit)

Category: Action

Licking any substance such as milk, water, honey, or other liquids in a dream symbolizes a life of frugality, constrained resources, or modest income, reflecting a state of needing to conserve. Specifically, dreaming of dipping a finger into delicious food and licking it signifies the acquisition of something precious like gold, a gemstone, or an ornate pendant. More broadly, the act of licking one's fingers or any element within the dream directly represents receiving monetary gain or beneficial profits directly associated with the nature of the substance being licked. (Also see Electuary)

Category: Types of People

To see oneself as a lieutenant, whether in the military or police force, within a dream signifies attaining a position of significant strength, commanding respect, and achieving public recognition or honor; it may also symbolize a spiritual elevation, suggesting the dreamer could assume a sacred role such as a muezzin who calls the faithful to prayer. (Also see Policeman)

Category: Other

In a dream, light primarily signifies divine guidance and enlightenment from God. Emerging from darkness into light represents receiving spiritual direction, attaining divine approval and protection both in this life and the hereafter, as well as transitioning from poverty to wealth, from disgrace to honor, from sinfulness to repentance, and from blindness to clear vision, whereas moving from light back into darkness indicates the reverse—losing guidance, facing rejection, or falling into misfortune. Light also embodies the religion of Islam and complete submission to God Almighty. Beholding light in a dream points to performing righteous deeds, acquiring profound knowledge, reciting or understanding the Holy Qur'an, or being blessed with a pious and virtuous son. Additionally, light can symbolize enduring trials and afflictions that ultimately lead to growth. Wearing garments made of light signifies gaining deep spiritual knowledge or increasing in piety and devotion. If light radiates or beams directly from one's own body, it foretells the birth of a son who will become a distinguished scholar, achieve high spiritual status, and have his supplications readily accepted by God, so that whatever righteous request he makes will be granted. Light further represents a bearer of good news or a messenger delivering truth, the illumination of knowledge that fulfills needs, or the means to accomplish goals with ease. On a cosmic level, light in dreams stands for the sun symbolizing authority and vitality, the moon reflecting faith and serenity, daylight indicating clarity and activity, sunshine denoting prosperity and joy, moonlight suggesting tranquility and reflection, the crescent moon hinting at emerging opportunities or renewal, or it may directly refer to the Arabic proper name Shams meaning sun. (Also see Earth, Lantern)

Category: Plants

In a dream, the lily of the valley symbolizes impending harm, sorrowful events, or engagement in acts that are contemptible and frowned upon within society or religion. It may foretell a period of misfortune or distress that could linger for an extended time, such as a year-long trial or affliction testing one's faith and patience. Merely beholding this delicate white flower in a dream serves as a warning of potential sadness, undeserved blame, or involvement in disgraceful behavior that tarnishes one's reputation. Receiving a lily of the valley as a gift or picking it signifies exhibiting poor moral conduct, setting a negative example for others to follow, indulging in reprehensible actions that lead to regret, or influencing those around with misguided habits and unethical choices, potentially causing harm to oneself or loved ones through heedlessness or deliberate wrongdoing. This flower, despite its innocent appearance and sweet fragrance in waking life, carries ominous connotations in dreams, urging the dreamer toward reflection, repentance, and avoidance of paths that invite divine displeasure or worldly scorn. (Also see Hyacinth, Water lily)

Category: Human Body

In a dream, limbs symbolize one's immediate or extended family members, kinfolk, or close relatives upon whom one relies for support and connection. Beholding one's own limbs severed or dismembered foretells the scattering or dispersal of the family unit through conflicts, migrations, or unfortunate events, the severing of blood ties and familial bonds due to estrangement or disputes, or embarking on an extended journey far from home that necessitates prolonged separation from loved ones, potentially causing emotional hardship and loneliness. It may also indicate the breakdown of family unity leading to isolation, the loss of inherited support systems, or facing circumstances that force one to relinquish close relationships temporarily or permanently, urging the dreamer to cherish family ties and seek reconciliation where needed to avoid regret and divine displeasure. (Also see Body, Tooth)

Category: Plants

In a dream, a lime signifies financial gains, unexpected profits, or incoming wealth through legitimate means. Encountering, eating, or possessing limes points to forthcoming monetary benefits, successful business ventures yielding returns, improvements in one's economic situation after difficulties, or receiving blessings in livelihood that bring prosperity and ease. It represents fruitful endeavors that result in material abundance, opportunities for increasing earnings, or divine favor manifesting as wealth and sustenance, encouraging the dreamer to pursue halal sources of income with gratitude and righteousness while sharing blessings with others. (Also see Lemon)

Category: Action

Walking with a limp in a vision signifies becoming disabled or failing to complete an undertaking. It may also represent gaining knowledge, deepening religious comprehension, or increasing in wisdom. Limping can additionally signify embarking on a journey. If the limp involves the right leg, it may indicate that one's son will fall ill. If it affects the left leg, it could mean one's daughter will become betrothed. For someone without children or travel plans, limping serves as a caution to pause, proceed cautiously, and deliberate the next step. A dislocated leg suggests one's wife may become unwell. Limping can also denote a long life, acquired knowledge, and religious insight. Observing a woman limping indicates receiving something incomplete or flawed; the same applies if a woman sees someone limping or hopping on one foot in her vision. Limping may further symbolize deception, treachery, or betrayal. (Also see Lameness)

Category: Objects

Wearing a linen garment or shirt in a dream signifies leading a dignified and honorable existence characterized by adherence to ethical principles, acquiring wealth through permissible and honest means without exploitation or deceit, practicing thrift and careful saving for the future, enjoying blessings in livelihood that promote purity and simplicity, and reflecting a state of spiritual cleanliness and modesty that aligns with divine approval, encouraging the dreamer to continue on the path of righteousness, gratitude, and contentment with lawful provisions. (Also see Clothing)

Category: Types of People

In a dream, a linen merchant symbolizes impending trials and tribulations particularly involving women, such as disputes, temptations, or complicated relationships that test one's patience and faith, leading to periods of profound depression, overwhelming distress, relentless hard work and toil with little reward, various adversities that challenge one's resolve, and experiences of deep humiliation or loss of dignity, serving as a warning to remain cautious in dealings with the opposite sex, uphold moral integrity, and seek divine protection against emotional and worldly hardships that may arise from such interactions or business endeavors.

Category: Types of People

In a dream, a linguist may embody committing verbal blunders through careless or foolish speech that leads to misunderstandings or regret, engaging in idle and meaningless talk without substance or follow-through, or representing a skilled translator who bridges languages and cultures accurately. It could also denote a knowledgeable guide offering direction in matters of religion or life, an expert in roads and travel providing reliable advice, a genealogist tracing lineage and heritage with precision, one who strives to emulate virtuous role models in conduct and character, or conversely a habitually talkative individual whose words lack action or sincerity, promising much but delivering nothing, highlighting the importance of aligning speech with deeds, speaking truthfully and beneficially, and avoiding hypocrisy or empty rhetoric that could mislead others or invite divine accountability. (Also see Blunder, Grammarian)

Category: Objects

In a dream, a link symbolizes the faith and principles of Islam, representing the interconnectedness of religious obligations and the strength of one's commitment to divine commandments. Grasping or holding firmly to a chain-like link signifies unwavering steadfastness and perseverance in upholding one's religion amidst trials, maintaining piety, and resisting deviations from the righteous path. Generally, a door knocker embodies the role of a doorkeeper, an announcer of news, a messenger bearing important tidings, a warning signal against potential dangers, or a vigilant guard dog protecting the household. When the knocker is crafted from gold or silver, it foretells great honor, elevated status, and abundant prosperity bestowed upon the inhabitants of the house, indicating divine blessings and worldly success. However, if one forcefully pulls off the door knocker and it shatters or breaks, it warns of straying into innovation and heresy in religious matters, adopting bid'ah or unfounded practices that deviate from the true Sunnah, potentially leading to spiritual misguidance and divine disapproval.

Category: Animals

In a dream, a lion often embodies a powerful and oppressive authority figure such as a tyrant or unjust ruler who wields fear and control, or it may signify impending death, recovery from a severe illness, or the acquisition of a substantial inheritance. A lioness represents ignorance combined with arrogance, pretentious behavior, and treacherous perfidy. Encountering a lion without it noticing the dreamer indicates escaping from feared dangers, gaining profound knowledge, and advancing in spiritual wisdom and insight. Engaging in a struggle with a lion that does not result in death points to enduring a prolonged restrictive diet due to health issues or committing to disciplined abstinence for healing. If one battles a lion and consumes or seizes portions of its flesh, bones, or hair, it heralds achieving remarkable success, ascending to leadership positions, amassing wealth, or triumphing over adversaries. Resting or sleeping beside a lion without harm signifies protection from ailments, immunity from illness, or safeguarding against the schemes of enemies. A lion appearing within one's home foretells gaining dominance and advantage in affairs, or it may symbolize extended longevity and attaining exalted worldly status. A lion entering a town or city predicts the outbreak of a devastating plague or epidemic afflicting its people. (Also see Lioness)

Category: Animals

In a dream, a lioness portrays a malicious and domineering woman who exercises cruel authority like a despot, yet displays tender affection toward her offspring or close ones, or she may symbolize a noble daughter of a king, ruler, or high-ranking figure possessing both influence and familial loyalty. Sleeping intimately with a lioness denotes overcoming and subduing one's enemy through cunning or strength. Consuming the flesh of a lioness signifies attaining considerable wealth through unexpected means or victorious endeavors, potentially involving inheritance or gains from powerful sources. (Also see Lion)

Category: Human Body

In a vision, lips symbolize a person's dignity, power, vitality, supporter, clarity in speech, articulateness, or deep affection for a companion. The lower lip holds greater significance than the upper. The upper lip represents an intimate friend or someone one relies upon completely. Any condition affecting the lips will reflect upon these corresponding aspects. Lips may also signify one's spouse, offspring, or kinfolk. Experiencing pain in the lips indicates suffering originating from friends. Having one's lips severed denotes engaging in gossip against others. Losing the lower lip alone suggests losing a supporter or provider. An absent upper lip signifies a life lacking divine favor. A missing lower lip foretells the death of one's wife. A split upper lip doubles the effect regarding the person it symbolizes. A split or cracked lower lip indicates a clandestine relationship with two women; if the upper lip, it signifies having two close friends. Healing of chapped lips means reconciliation between friends or gaining their agreement to one's view. Removal of the upper lip signifies cutting ties with a close companion. Lips also denote family relations. They can represent recovery from sickness, compelling an envious friend to comply, or receiving heartening news. Lips may also symbolize a doorkeeper, young servants, guards, locks, knowledge, direction, nourishment, beverages, marriage, joy, sorrow, or safeguarding confidences. Having no lips means losing any of these, or could indicate a broken door, lost keys, or the death of a parent, husband, or wife. Lips also represent the income of vocalists, wind instrument players, or glassblowers. Thin, rosy lips denote clear speech, guidance, fine food and drink, and contentment. Thick, black or blue lips suggest sloth, lethargy, inability to provide evidence or a reliable witness, discomfort, or hardship in earning a living. For an ill person, black or blue lips may predict death. Closed lips represent eyelids, the female private part, the anus, riverbanks, or a well opening. (Also see Body)

Category: Action

In a vision, hearing the Quran, the teachings of God's Prophet (upon whom be peace), words of wisdom, an admonition, or a scholarly discourse signifies receiving guidance and turning repentantly to God. Conversely, hearing gossip, slander, defamation, or eavesdropping foretells that harm will befall the listener. Heeding good counsel and following its sound advice brings glad tidings. Eavesdropping indicates a tendency to defame others. Pretending not to hear what is said reveals a habitual liar. The noise of a crowd signifies wealth and other benefits. Sheep bleating denotes anxiety and dread. Horses neighing symbolizes power and honor. Dogs barking represents idle talk and meddling. The cry of a lynx signifies self-indulgence or licentiousness. Pigeons cooing indicates weeping, grief, or marriage. Swallows chirping means beneficial speech. Frogs croaking signifies physical beatings. The clang of bells or the hiss of snakes means conflict, dispute, a warning, or war. Donkeys braying means uttering curses in obscurity. Mules braying denotes meaningless talk or engaging in dubious acts. A cow mooing represents temptation. Camels gurgling signifies journeys and hardships. A lion's roar signifies intimidation. A tomcat's howl means tumult, backbiting, slander, and innuendo. Foxes yapping warns to flee or shift from one field to another. A wolf's howl foretells robbery. A mouse's squeak signifies gain, reunion, affection, and peace. A female gazelle's cry means yearning for one's homeland. A jackal's bark means a mission with good intent, or an impending evil. (Also see Eavesdropping, Sound of animals, Speaking)

Category: Other

Dreaming of possessing only a little of something after previously having it in abundance symbolizes ill-gotten gains, such as wealth acquired unlawfully or through usury, and it may also point to burdensome debts or overwhelming financial responsibilities; conversely, such a dream can paradoxically indicate that the little one has is, in truth, sufficient and represents true abundance. (Also see Famine)

Category: Types of People

A small girl in a vision symbolizes flourishing, wealth after need, and relief following a temporary hardship. Seeing a nursing infant girl is even more favorable, indicating a new and commendable phase in life, the fulfillment of hoped-for benefits, or dwelling in a renewed world. She also represents something unique for the beholder. Carrying a little girl signifies the freeing of a captive, or if one is troubled, at fault in a dispute, indebted, or poor, it foretells the dispelling of all worries by joyful news concerning this girl. If these conditions do not apply, it signifies distress or calamity. A mother giving birth to an ailing baby girl means relief from her troubles; giving birth from the mouth means death. A little girl also signifies a new world; a young girl suggests obtaining new employment. If a woman sees a little girl, it indicates infertility. Hiring a little girl to work brings glad tidings; hiring a little boy brings ill news. Carrying a little girl is preferable to carrying a little boy. Carrying a swaddled infant boy signifies confinement or sickness. For a poor person, it predicts living to old age in wretchedness. For a wealthy, diligent person, it foretells loss of wealth and sanity. (Also see Child, Young woman)

Category: Animals

In a dream, a lizard symbolizes greed, excessive desire for wealth or worldly gains, gluttony in consumption, or sharp differences in opinions, preferences, and tastes that lead to disputes or divisions among people. It also represents a deceitful individual who cunningly swindles or defrauds others of their money through trickery and manipulation, or it may foretell the onset of an illness or affliction affecting the dreamer. The lizard further embodies a wicked, condemned, and detested person who is shunned by society, or a solitary and lonesome figure isolated from companionship and support. Encountering a lizard might indicate involvement with suspicious, tainted, or ill-gotten money acquired through dubious means, association with someone of obscure or unknown lineage and questionable background, or even a person believed to be reincarnated or supernaturally transformed into lizard form as a manifestation of divine retribution. Such transformation of a human into another creature in reality signifies severe divine punishment for grave sins, though according to divine wisdom it typically endures no longer than three days before reversal or resolution, known only fully to God Almighty, serving as a profound warning to the dreamer to avoid greed, deceit, and immoral pursuits while seeking repentance, purity in earnings, and righteous company to avert spiritual harm and worldly misfortunes. (Also see Wall gecko, Monitor, Transformation)

Category: Food

In a dream, a loaf of bread symbolizes modest financial resources, limited income or earnings that barely suffice for one's needs, a meager salary or wage that provides only basic sustenance without abundance, reflecting a state of humility, contentment with little, or enduring temporary hardships in livelihood that encourage reliance on divine provision and gratitude for simple blessings, warning against greed while reminding the dreamer to seek lawful increases through effort and supplication. (Also see Bread)

Category: Other

Extending a loan to someone in a vision signifies an act of charity to be repaid by the borrower, or that the lender will later require something from them. A loan may also symbolize the repentance of a wrongdoer or guidance for one who is neglectful. Lending money with a generous spirit denotes benevolence and prioritizing the needs of others. Offering a loan generously to seek God's pleasure means expending wealth in His cause. For an ailing person, being burdened by debt indicates worsening health. If a sick person dreams of borrowing to repay loans, it foretells his death. A borrower discovering that his lender has died signifies relief from strain. Signing a loan document means being placed under legal constraint. (Also see Borrowing, Charity, Lending money)

Category: Animals

In a dream, a lobster embodies a powerful yet treacherous and untrustworthy individual who possesses formidable strength or influence making him untouchable and immune to direct confrontation, extremely challenging to negotiate or deal with due to his stubborn or aggressive nature, hard to form close associations or friendships with because of his aloofness or danger, and requiring careful, delicate, and tactful handling to avoid provocation or harm. Consuming lobster meat signifies acquiring earnings or wealth from faraway lands or distant sources through trade, travel, or unexpected opportunities abroad, but it may also indicate gaining unlawful or dubious money tainted by suspicion, prohibition, or moral compromise, urging the dreamer to scrutinize the sources of income, ensure halal provisions, and repent from any illicit gains to preserve spiritual purity and avoid divine retribution.

Category: Objects

In a vision, a lock symbolizes a reliable individual or an unmarried chaste woman. Opening a padlock signifies release from confinement or prison. For someone afflicted by melancholy, unlocking a lock means the dissipation of his grief or distress. A lock also represents evidence, a decisive argument, or an instrument. Unfastening a padlock can also signify divorce. Securing a door with a lock means seeking a co-signer for a debt or a guarantor. For one seeking marriage, seeing a lock foretells meeting a trustworthy and affectionate woman. For a traveler, a padlock denotes security. A metal lock signifies honor, protection, devoutness, interpreting a tongue or symbols, or attaining knowledge. Wooden locks represent a husband, offspring, knowledge, wisdom, comfort in life, or keeping one's word. Locks may also denote negligence. A wooden lock indicates duplicity, indecision in speech and action, or accepting illicit inducements. (Also see Close, Padlock)

Category: Types of People

A locksmith in a vision represents a go-between or intermediary. If he secures the door of his own house, it means he arranges marriages or serves as a wedding planner. If he locks his shop door, it means he brokers goods and commercial dealings. Seeing a locksmith also signifies keeping a secret or may indicate marriage.

Category: Animals

In a vision, locusts symbolize an affliction, a test, a disaster, or divine chastisement. They may also represent ruinous rainfall or invasion by a fierce military force. Eating locusts signifies receiving money. Filling a cup or pitcher with them also denotes income. Locusts entering a place without causing damage means overcoming trials. If a wealthy person who has lost his fortune sees a swarm of locusts descending upon him, it means he will recover his wealth.

Category: Objects

In a dream, a log generally symbolizes a prolonged or chronic illness that persists over time, causing ongoing suffering or weakness, or it may signify paralysis that renders one immobile, inactive, and unable to pursue normal activities or livelihood, reflecting a state of helplessness and dependence on others for support. This imagery warns of latent health issues that could suddenly manifest or languish without resolution, urging the dreamer to seek medical attention, spiritual healing through supplication and charity, and repentance to avert or alleviate divine trials. However, for a butcher, shoemaker, or those engaged in similar trades involving tools and materials, a log represents forthcoming financial gains, substantial profits from business dealings, unexpected wealth through hard work, or blessings in professional endeavors that lead to prosperity and stability, encouraging diligence, lawful pursuits, and gratitude for divine provisions that transform apparent burdens into sources of sustenance and success. (Also see Firewood)

Category: Feelings

Loneliness in a dream, reflecting aloneness, isolation, or solitude, carries multiple interpretations depending on the dreamer’s circumstances: it can signify fame, artistic talent, or the achievement of excellence and mastery in one’s craft, highlighting the benefits of focus and self-reliance; for a ruler or governor, seeing oneself alone may indicate impeachment or loss of authority, while for others, it can represent poverty, separation from a loved one, humiliation, infamy, or social segregation, illustrating both the potential for personal growth and the risks of isolation, disconnection, or decline in status.

Category: Action

In a dream, gazing lustfully or with desire at the private parts or vagina of one's own wife or that of another woman, whether familiar or unknown, or touching it with carnal intent, signifies becoming involved in corrupt, morally decayed, or rotten business ventures that lead to financial loss, spiritual corruption, or tarnished reputation, often involving deceit, exploitation, or unlawful gains that invite divine displeasure and worldly regret. Such a vision warns of succumbing to base desires that drag one into shameful transactions or partnerships tainted by immorality, urging immediate repentance, avoidance of suspicious dealings, and purification of intentions to restore honor and blessings. Seeing a woman naked or exposing her private parts without her awareness or consent in the dream represents falling into frequent and grave errors, recurring pitfalls in judgment and conduct, committing major mistakes in personal, professional, or religious life due to heedlessness or temptation, reflecting a pattern of sinfulness or negligence that exposes one's vulnerabilities and invites adversity, humiliation, or loss, serving as a divine admonition to seek forgiveness, guard one's gaze and actions, strengthen modesty and taqwa, and rectify life's course before irreversible consequences manifest.

Category: Objects

In a vision, an upright weaving loom signifies journeys or commercial undertakings. A loom lying flat indicates obstruction, restriction, or withdrawal from society. A loom may also represent assistance or a present for a person in want. It can denote attaining an elevated office or becoming an honored presiding officer. If a woman sees another woman displacing her from her loom to occupy her seat, it foretells death.

Category: Action

Losing a fight in a dream, though outwardly a sign of defeat or depression, actually signifies joy, relief, and favorable outcomes, and it may indicate overcoming or ultimately vanquishing one’s enemy when the opponents are evenly matched, while in many cases the apparent winner in the dream represents the true loser in waking life, reflecting the reversal of appearances and outcomes. (Also see Defeat)

Category: Action

Losing sight in a dream, such as seeing the world destroyed while remaining alone within it, symbolizes the possibility of blindness or loss of vision, pointing to isolation, vulnerability, and the fading of perception, whether physical or spiritual, serving as a warning to guard one’s awareness and faculties.

Category: Other

Dreaming of losses connected to one’s earnings can signify a decline in moral principles, weakening of religious observance, neglect of guidance, disbelief after faith, or general misfortunes. Such losses are consequences of one’s own actions. Experiencing a loss in a dream may indicate distress, fear, shock, or threat. Complaining about harm, damage, or loss suggests eventual attainment of one’s goals. (Also see Penny)

Category: Other

When a knowledgeable person dreams of being lost, it foretells benefiting others through their knowledge, widespread teaching, and long-lasting remembrance after death. Getting lost can also indicate misfortune. Losing a garment or house points to extra expenses, repairs, or taxes for one’s property. Being stripped of an entire wardrobe suggests evading a harmful and costly event. (Also see Wandering)

Category: Trees

Seeing the heavenly Lot tree in a dream symbolizes the fulfillment of the highest aspirations and the attainment of ultimate success, indicating reaching the peak of one’s goals, realizing divine promises, and arriving at a final and honored station marked by spiritual elevation, completeness, and the culmination of one’s efforts in both worldly and sacred matters. (Also see Buckthorn, Lotus tree)

Category: Other

Seeing the prophet Lot, peace be upon him, in a dream signifies severe trials, distress, and hardship arising from one’s own people or spouse, reflecting betrayal, moral corruption, or lack of support from those closest, yet it may also herald victory over enemies and witnessing divine justice and wrath descending upon wrongdoers; his appearance can further symbolize collective punishment such as obliteration, effacement, earthquakes, or destruction befalling communities that displease their Lord and persist in the sinful conduct of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah, serving as a grave warning and admonition; seeing the wife of the prophet Lot in a dream indicates rebellion, corruption, and destructive behavior from one’s own wife, suggesting she may seek to ruin the dreamer’s life and be ruined herself in the process, and if such a vision is widespread, it foretells the spread of immorality and evil among the women of that land; overall, seeing the prophet Lot in a dream is a stern warning against grave sins, particularly sexual transgression, and a sign to repent, reform, and distance oneself from corruption before divine retribution manifests.

Category: Other

A lot, batch, or cluster seen in a dream symbolizes acts of expiation and compensation, indicating atonement for sins, the fulfillment of what is due after failing to honor a vow, or an offering made to rectify past shortcomings, yet it may also represent the acquisition of tainted or questionable money, reflecting mixed intentions, moral ambiguity, and the need for purification, repentance, and careful scrutiny of one’s actions and earnings.

Category: Trees

Seeing a lotus tree in a dream signifies wealth, income, and profitable gain. Eating from its fruit indicates a sound inner nature and a commendable religious state, or, for one worthy of authority, the attainment of leadership. The lotus tree is also a symbol of nobility. For devout individuals, it points to spiritual advancement, while for a ruler it denotes an increase in power and influence. (Also see Jujube tree)

Category: Feelings

Love in a dream represents trials, temptations, and inner tests. Doing what one loves without restraint suggests engaging in acts without limits. Declaring love to a woman in a dream implies hidden aversion toward her. Indulging every desire freely points to deviation from God’s path and a corrupt way of life. Love also signifies anxiety, grief, and sorrow. It may reflect the ability to express feelings, or conversely, emotional concealment. Love can bring trials accompanied by fame and people’s sympathy. It may also indicate poverty, illness, or death. Death itself may symbolize love, separation from the beloved, or life beyond death. Burning in fire signifies love, entering paradise signifies love, while entering hellfire signifies separation from the beloved. Longing reflects heedlessness. Love can also denote religious corruption or financial loss. Loving for God’s sake signifies mercy among people, whereas loving for personal gain points to a partnership ending in betrayal or a marriage without family approval. Feigning love indicates straying from divine guidance. If a scholar pretends to be enamoured, it means deceiving people through embellished speech and contradicting true standards. (Also see Enamoured, Honey, Lick, Pretending)

Category: Earth

In a dream, walking through a lowland signifies enduring difficult and adverse circumstances such as hardships, financial struggles, or challenging life situations that test one's resilience and faith, or it may represent experiencing profound depression, melancholy, or emotional lows that overwhelm the soul, yet it carries a glimmer of hope for eventual recovery, upliftment, and emergence into better times through patience, supplication, and divine intervention, reminding the dreamer to remain steadfast, seek spiritual support, and trust in God's plan for relief after distress.

Category: Objects

In a dream, a motor lubricator or anything related to lubrication symbolizes valuable knowledge that eases difficulties, righteous guidance that smooths the path of life, dedicated service to scholars and people of knowledge by facilitating their work or spreading beneficial insights, or maintaining close proximity to authoritative figures, leaders, or those in power, thereby gaining protection, favor, or opportunities for advancement, encouraging the dreamer to pursue wisdom, offer helpful counsel, support religious endeavors, and align with pious and influential company for spiritual and worldly success. (Also see Grease)

Category: Objects

Lumber in a dream symbolizes hypocrisy and false appearances, representing a person who associates with hypocrites, blends outward goodness with inner insincerity, or presents himself as more virtuous than he truly is, indicating duplicity and moral inconsistency; damp or wet lumber signifies boys or young males, reflecting immaturity or unfinished character, and if a traveler at sea sees lumber in a dream, it represents the very boat carrying him, pointing to his means of passage, safety, and dependence on what sustains him during his journey.

Category: Types of People

In a dream, a lumber merchant embodies the foremost among hypocrites who conceal their true intentions behind facades of piety or reliability, engaging in deception while profiting from others' trust, or it may foretell involvement in large-scale construction projects such as building homes that provide shelter and stability, developing roads that connect communities and facilitate progress, or contributing to infrastructure that benefits society, potentially yielding rewards if done with sincere intentions, but warning against hypocrisy in dealings, urging the dreamer to ensure transparency, avoid duplicity in trade or relationships, and channel efforts toward genuine good deeds that earn divine approval and lasting prosperity.

Category: Food

Having lunch in a dream symbolizes taking a pause or respite after fatigue, indicating relief from toil, renewal of strength, and a necessary break from the burdens of work, reflecting the restoration of energy, balance, and the easing of strain after prolonged effort. (Also see Invitation)

Category: Human Body

Lungs in a dream symbolize the dwelling place of the soul, inner vitality, and emotional balance, reflecting one’s life force, composure, and capacity to endure, and damaged or decaying lungs signify the approach of death or severe decline, while lungs turning black indicate the stoppage of one’s business, profession, or source of livelihood; healthy and strong lungs represent longevity, continued strength, and stability, and they may also symbolize one’s wife, the state of one’s anger, and the ability to control emotions, showing the close link between breath, life, relationships, and inner equilibrium. (Also see Body)

Category: Plants

A lupine plant in a dream carries meanings related to hardship and unrealized potential, as seeing it green signifies poverty, toil, and struggle in earning one’s livelihood, or the possession of knowledge that is not acted upon or put to beneficial use, while seeing boiled lupine beans denotes medicine, healing, or the attainment of quick and easily acquired earnings, reflecting relief after difficulty and benefit gained through practical means.

Category: Objects

A luxury shop in a dream symbolizes extravagance, worldly amenities, and indulgence, and seeing a luxury salesman signifies enriching oneself at the expense of others through manipulation or exploitation, while a luxury shop owner represents exercising control or dominance over people, bordering on enslavement, and may also symbolize a cattle merchant or a person involved in marking significant occasions, whether joyful celebrations or sorrowful commemorations, reflecting both material excess and the complex social power tied to wealth and trade.

Category: Action

Lying in a dream symbolizes moral deviation and harmful speech, indicating false testimony, fabrication, slander, or persistent failure and frustration in one’s life, and it may also reflect speaking nonsense, allowing imagination to override truth, or spreading sharp but destructive ideas; if such falsehood is heard in the dream and then passed on, it signifies that the resulting harm will outweigh any perceived benefit, leading to corruption and discord, and seeing oneself lying to God Almighty represents extreme ignorance, lack of reason, and spiritual blindness, serving as a severe warning against deceit, arrogance, and self-delusion. (Also see Blunder)

Category: Animals

A lynx, cheetah, or panther in a dream symbolizes strength, power, exalted status, and commanding presence, combining outward grace, allure, and coquetry with inner anger, rage, and latent hostility, and a lynx in particular represents a concealed enemy who neither openly shows friendship nor reveals enmity, embodying secrecy and unpredictability; fighting with a lynx signifies confrontation with a person possessing such traits, marked by hidden intentions and volatile temperament, while using a lynx for hunting denotes prosperity, dominance, and success, reflecting the ability to harness strength, strategy, and power to achieve wealth and high standing.