In Poem 45 of Mokhtar Nameh, Attar uses the metaphor of the rose's scattered gold to depict transience and loss. The rose laments having held 'gold' (representing its vibrant yellow center or pollen) in its hands, which the wind then scattered. The image of the rose falling into the dust, vainly trying to gather its lost gold, serves as a poignant allegory for the ephemeral nature of worldly wealth and beauty, and the inevitable return to dust.