Persian manuscript in Japan

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Persian manuscript in Japan, 1217 AD
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"Persian manuscript in Japan" (Persian: دستخط پارسی ژاپن‎; also called “Nanban”) is a Persian inscription from 1217 AD that was written by a Persian in Quanzhou of China for a Japanese monk , a poem of Shahname Ferdusi. It is designated as a national important cultural property (artwork) in Japan. It is the oldest existing Persian document in Japan.[1] the Persian manuscript in Japan had been wrote in 3 part. they were very famous poem in persian language. the first part is from Vis and Rāmin second part is from Shahnameh and third part mentioned both in Jami' al-tawarikh and also shahnameh and it is sorrow farewell of Iraj from Fereydun.[2]

The poem[]

This inscription have been read and interpreted by many scholar but the second verse had translated in different ways. Dr. Mohammad Ajam, the author of the book Persian Inscriptions on Indian Monuments wrote: "Almost all the poems in this manuscript are readable and the meaning of the first four verses are clear. the poem had been very famous in persian language in that time. the first part is also mentioned in Vis and Rāmin [1] second part is mentioned in Shahnameh [2] third part mentioned both in Jami' al-tawarikh and also shahnameh and it is sorrow farewell of Iraj from Fereydun . according to Al-Ramhormuzi , Saadi Shirazi and Ibn Battuta it was a customary for sailors from persian sea singing and chittering persian poem Which is called the sailors anthem(soroud).Ibn Battuta had mentioned some verses of the poems he heard from persian sailors in china port of Quanzhou. In the year 1345 Ibn Battuta arrived at Quanzhou in China's Fujian province,he met two prominent Persians, Burhan al-Din of Kazerun and Sharif al-Din from Tabriz[3] (both of whom were influential figures noted in the Yuan History as "A-mi-li-ding" and "Sai-fu-ding", respectively).[4] Ibn Battuta also wrote he had heard of "the rampart of Yajuj and Majuj" that was "sixty days' travel" from the city of Zeitun (Quanzhou);[5] Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb notes that Ibn Battuta believed that the Great Wall of China was built by Dhul-Qarnayn to contain Gog and Magog as mentioned in the Quran. The problem of the poem was in the third verse because it was not clear and it was read by scholars in different ways. reading problem was in the word خلیف whether it was the name of the author or not and also word آس was reading as 'Aas" the sky" or as Daman or Das or this.[6] but now it is clear that the poem is a famous poem of the fare well of Iraj from Fereydun and should be read as it is in the book of Jami' al-tawarikh page135.
The First Poem

  1. jahān-ē khorramī bā kas na-mānad
  2. falak rūzī dehad, rūzī setānad[7]}}
  • Happiness is not eternal and wealth does not remain with any one ** God gives happiness and good luck one day and takes it back another day * vis and Ramin
  1. jahān yādgār-ast mā raftanī
  2. be-mardom na-mānad be-joz mardomī[8]}}
  • The world is sightseeing, place of remembrance and we should depart ** nothing will be left for a person but good deeds and philanthropy * Ferdowsi
  • “The world is a memory, and we are all to depart, / Nothing will remain of man besides his noble deeds.


The Second Poem

Jami' al-tawarikh page135 Fredon- Iraj farewell
  1. gar dar ajal-am mosāmeḥat khāhad būd
  2. rowshan konam-īn dīde be-dīdār-e to z[ū]d
  3. yaʿnī [ke] khalīq gardad-Aas[sky-e] kabūd. as read by Dr Ajam (#yaʿnī [ke] khalīf gardad-Aas[sky-e] kabūd) when khalif Go to the blue sky(heaven).[3]
  4. bedrūd-e man-ast tō ze-man bedrūd[8]}}
  • “If there be indulgence in regard to my life, / I shall brignten my eyes by looking on your face, / But if this blue (sky) were to turn against me, / You bid me farewell and I bid you the same.”}}
  • “Hero will possess the mildness and benevolence, / Let my eyes brighten quickly by looking on your face, / That is to say, my companion has made my heart (eyes) blue, / This is my farewell; you, farewell from me.”}} （1953）

But what is important is that the Khalif or Khalifa is the author of the handwriting and he refers to the spinning wheel and (Aas) the sky and the rotation of time and conveys the concept of death and going to heaven. He wished to see a Japanese person in heaven.this persian poem was reading in the old time when a person was to go in a long and dangerous jorny. and say god by we will se each other (may be in sky and heaven) The equivalent of the persian proverb, mountain does not reach to the mountain, but human can reach to each other the person and friend can find themself even in other world . Khalif and Khalifa have different meanings in Persian, including Sultan - emir - backer - Leader of the Armenian Church - Educated person.[9]

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References[]

  1. ^ 岡田 2004, p. 364.
  2. ^ "Ministry of MoFA Iran:Persian manuscript in Japan". mfa.gov.ir.
  3. ^ Park, H. (2012). Mapping the Chinese and Islamic Worlds: Cross-Cultural Exchange in Pre-Modern Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-107-01868-6. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. ^ Wade, G.; Tana, L. (2012). Anthony Reid and the Study of the Southeast Asian Past. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 131. ISBN 978-981-4311-96-0. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. ^ Gibb & Beckingham 1994, p. 896.
  6. ^ . Persian Inscriptions on Indian Monuments Dr.Mohammad Ajam
  7. ^ 杉田 1995, p. 28.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b 杉田 1995, p. 29.
  9. ^ . oldest Persian Inscriptions on Kyoto japan Museum
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