In Poem 28 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the rose attempts to save itself from the rosewater-maker using two distinct worldly strategies: martial defense (displaying an 'arrow' and a 'shield' to wage 'war') and financial bribery (offering 'gold' upon its palm). The poem illustrates the ultimate futility of worldly power and wealth in the face of inevitable destruction or spiritual annihilation, as neither weapons nor riches have any effect on the rosewater-maker's ultimate purpose.