In Poem 52 of Chapter 45 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the transformation of a bud into a blooming rose is portrayed as a mortal sacrifice. The emergence of the rose from the bud's pointed shape, or "arrowhead" (پیکان), is metaphorically described as the soul reaching the lips (جان به لب رس��دن). This Persian idiom signifies the verge of death or extreme suffering, illustrating the profound idea that the realization of beauty or fulfillment requires the ultimate giving up of one's life.