Both Sana'i's Hadiqat al-Haqiqah and Attar's Mosibat Nameh use the allegory of Alexander the Great's empty hands at death to demonstrate the transience of worldly power. However, they differ in the physical details of the allegory: Sana'i depicts Alexander closing his fists and asking others to guess what they hold, only to reveal they contain nothing but wind. Attar, by contrast, describes Alexander requesting that his hands be extended outside his coffin, open and empty, for all onlookers to witness his empty-handed departure.