In Poem 38 of Chapter 26 in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet utilizes equestrian metaphors to contrast the beloved and the lover. The beloved's newly grown facial hair or 'down' (خط) is compared to a swift 'dark steed' (شبرنگ - shabrang) thirsty for blood. In response, the lover's weeping is depicted as 'rose-colored tears' (اشک گلگون - ashk-e golgun), echoing the recurring motif in this chapter where blood-tinged tears of longing are likened to a rose-colored horse (گلگون). The poem merges these images, suggesting the dark steed's swift pace is mirrored by the flow of the lover's bloody tears.