In Poem 22 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet employs a poignant wordplay on the concept of ab-e ruy (آب رخ or آب روی). Literally translating to 'water of the face', it is a well-known Persian idiom for honor, dignity, or reputation. The personified rose begs the cloud to sprinkle water on its face (a literal washing or weeping), anticipating that the rosewater-maker will soon boil it to extract its essence, thereby symbolically spilling its ab-e ruy and stripping away its dignity and life.