Shah Jo Risalo (Sindhi: شاھ جو رسالو) is a book of poems of the Sindhi Sufi mystic and poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. Shah Abdul Latif's poetry was transmitted orally during his lifetime and compiled after his death and designated as Shah Jo Risalo or Poetry of Shah.
Ernest Trumpp called it Diwan when he edited the Risalo and published it from Leipzig, Germany in 1866.
Seven Queens (Sindhi: ست سورميون; Seven heroic women) is a name commonly used for referring to the seven female characters that appear in the poetry compilation Shah Jo Risalo of the Sindhi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. They include:
These seven female characters, which the poet picked to convey his poetic message, have remained cultural icons in Sindh for their bravery, passion, loyalty, commitment, and strength of character.
Momal Rano or (In Sindhi: مومل راڻو) is a romantic tale of Momal and Rano from the Sindhi folklore and Rajasthani folklore. It is a multifaceted story that entails adventure, magic, schemes, beauty, love, ordeals of separation, and above all romantic tragedy.
The story also appears in the Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic romances from Sindh. The other six tales are Umar Marvi, Sassui Punnhun, Sohni Mehar, Lilan Chanesar, Noori Jam Tamachi and Sorath Rai Diyach commonly known as the Seven Queens of Sindh. Earlier, apart from Bhittai, several other poets, including Shah Inat Rizvi, wrote verses on this tale and many others after Latif's demise, like Tajal Bewas and Shaikh Ayaz (to quote a few) tried upon the same tale; hence all broadened the perspective of the tale from different angles. Momal-Rano is considered to be one of the most popular folktales in Sindhi and Rajasthani literature.
Sorath Rai Diyach is a romantic folktale in Sindhi and Gujarati folklore. The story also appears in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic romances from Sindh. The other six tales are Umar Marvi, Sassui Punnhun, Sohni Mehar, Lilan Chanesar, Noori Jam Tamachi and Momal Rano commonly known as the Seven Queens of Sindh, or the Seven heroines of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.
Noori Jam Tamachi (Sindhi:نوري ڄام تماچي) is a folktale in the Sindhi folklore dating back to the 15th century.
The story appears in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic romances from Sindh, Pakistan. The other six tales are Umar Marvi, Sassui Punnhun, Sohni Mehar, Lilan Chanesar, Sorath Rai Diyach and Momal Rano. The seven tragic romances are commonly known as the Seven Queens of Sindh, or the Seven heroines of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.
Shaikh Ayaz SI (Sindhi: شيخ اياز, Urdu: شیخ ایاز) born Mubarak Ali Shaikh (Sindhi: مبارڪ علي شيخ, Urdu: مبارک علی شیخ) (March 1923 – 28 December 1997) was a Sindhi language poet, prose writer and former vice-chancellor of University of Sindh. He is counted as one of the prominent and great Sindhi poets of Pakistan in general and Sindh in particular. He authored more than 50 books 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.
He was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Pakistan's third-highest civilian award, for his literary works and is regarded as a "revolutionary and romantic poet".