Scholarship on Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689–1752) recognises him as a vernacular Sufi poet of eighteenth-century Sindh, while studies of Karbala have examined its enduring ethical, ritual, political, and mystical significance. However, the relationship between Karbala and Latif’s poetic tradition remains comparatively underexplored. Existing studies often discuss Sur Kedaro as a lament for...