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Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (Sindhi: شاه عبداللطيف ڀٽائي ; 1689/1690 – 21 December 1752), commonly known by the honorifics Lakhino Latif, Latif Ghot, Bhittai, and Bhit Jo Shah, was a Sindhi Sufi mystic and poet from Pakistan, widely considered to be the greatest poet of the Sindhi language.
He described Sindh and its people in folk tales, expressing ideas about the universal brotherhood of mankind, patriotism, the struggle against injustice and tyranny, and the beauty of human existence. Also a musician, Shah Latif composed fifteen svaras (melodies). Each line of his poetry is sung on a specific svara.
Pakistan’s tradition of poetry includes Urdu poetry, English poetry, Sindhi poetry, Pashto poetry, Punjabi poetry, Saraiki poetry, Baluchi poetry, and Kashmiri poetry. Sufi poetry has a strong tradition in Pakistan and the poetry of popular Sufi poets is often recited and sung.
He authored more than 50 books [3] on poetry, biographies, plays and short stories in both Sindhi and Urdu languages. His translations of Shah Jo Risalo , which was written by the 18th-century Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai , from Sindhi to Urdu language established him as an authority in his domain.
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This is a list of noted Pakistani poets, poets born or raised in Pakistan, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the languages of Pakistan This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.