In Chapter 38, Poem 18 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet employs botanical metaphors—specifically the leaf (barg) and the seed (daneh)—to express absolute dependence on the beloved. The 'leafless' (bi-bargi) state represents destitute spiritual or emotional poverty, which can only be cured by the 'pomegranate seed' (daneh-ye nar) of the beloved's lip. This wordplay highlights the beloved as the sole life-giving essence and sustenance for the lover's broken heart.