Persian manuscript in Japan

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"Persian manuscript in Japan" in 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 Keisei, 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. 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.

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 are very famous in persian language. the first part is from Vis and Rāmin [1] second part is from Shahnameh [2] third part mentioned both in Jami' al-tawarikh and also shahnameh and it is sorrow farewell of Iraj from Fereydun .The secret of the poem was in the third verse because it was not clear and it was read by many scholar in different meaning. and most problem was in the word

خلیف probably the name of the author in this verse and he was called Khalif or Khalifa, therefore :"خلیف"  Khalif should not be read as Khaliq or Khalaf or Khalaaf. " and آس  is  "the sky" and should not be read as Daman or Das.  

but now it is clear that the poem is a famous poem of the fare well of Iraj from Fereydun.
The First Poem

1. jahān-ē khorramī bā kas na-mānad
2. falak rūzī dehad, rūzī setānad}}

• 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}}

• 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}}

• “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.

See also

• Persian Inscriptions on Indian Monuments
• Hyōtō Ryūkyū-koku ki, a work written by Keisei

References

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• Maejima, Shinji (1952), "Hanjin and Senju in Senshu", History, 25 (3), Mita Historical Society: 1–66
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• Sumi-kanji Minamibanji 〈/Keisei-Kamijin-no-genki ant〉
• Kanji scholars of the Kanji scholars .
• National Institute of Informatics-Digital Archive of Digital Silk Road Project "Toyo Bunko Rare Books Digital Archive"

External links

• Persian text which was handed in Japan National Institute of Informatics-Digital Archive of Digital Silk Road Project "Toyo Bunko Rare Books Digital Archive"
• Persian Manuscript in Japan
• Persian manuscript in Japan parssea.org
• Persian manuscript in Japan IRNA