

Bait slightly resembles the forms Dohas and Sorthas and is also influenced by Persian forms like Ghazal, Mathnavi, Rubai, and Kaafi.

Sindhi poetry contains two main original forms of verse, such as bait and Waei. Old Sindhi poetry impacts upon contemporary languages and also accepts the healthy influence of some languages like Hindi. Sindhi poetry is very rich in thought and contain a variety of genres, like other developed languages. Sindhi is one of the major oldest languages of the Indus Valley, having a peculiar literary colour both in poetry and prose. The verbal verses were based on folk tales. Prominent in Sindhi culture, Sindhi poetry ( Sindhi: سنڌي شاعري) continues an oral tradition dating back a thousand years.

This is the pre-Aryan period, about 3,000 years BC, when the urban civilization in Sindh was at its peak. Therefore, the first definition of the Sindhi culture emanates from that of the 7000-year-old Indus Valley civilization. The excavations of Mohen-Jo-Daro have unfolded the city life of a civilization of people with values, a distinct identity, and a distinct culture. Recent research has traced the Indus Valley civilization to even earlier ancestry. Archaeological research during the 19th and 20th centuries showed the roots of social life, religion, and culture of the people of the Sindh: their agricultural practises, traditional arts and crafts, customs and traditions, and other parts of social life, going back to a mature Indus Valley Civilization of the third millennium BC. The roots of Sindhi culture go back to the distant past.
