In Section 46 of Sanai's Hadiqat al-Haqiqah, the poet employs a striking botanical metaphor to criticize the superficiality and inner corruption of arrogant, ignorant individuals. He compares them to an onion with a beautiful, ruby-like exterior, which upon closer inspection is hollow and consists only of layers of skin ("رویشان چون پیاز لعل نکوست / چون نکو بنگری ��ود همه پوست"). Furthermore, he states that while they may dress in layers like an onion, their true inner nature is foul-smelling like garlic ("لیک چون سیر گنده و بدبو"), illustrating the stark contrast between their deceptive outward appearance and their spiritual decay.