Mohammed Musa Hashmi,[2] known by his pen name Purnam Allahabadi was an Urdu poet and lyricist, best known for his worldwide famous Qawwali Bhar Do Jholi Meri Ya Muhammad sung by Sabri Brothers[3] and Tumhe Dillagi originally sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Purnam Allahabadi | |
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Born | 1940[1] Allahabad, India, British India |
Died | 9 June 2009 Lahore, Pakistan |
Occupation | Lyricist, poet[1] |
Known for | qawwali songs |
Purnam Allahabadi was born in 1940 in Allahabad, British India.[1] He settled in Karachi after the 1947 independence of Pakistan but later on moved to Lahore, Pakistan due to family disputes. There he lived in a single room flat at the Anarkali Bazaar, Lahore.[2]
Besides writing song-lyrics for Indian and Pakistani movies, he is best known for writing masterpiece Qawwali "Bhar Do Jholi Meri Ya Muhammad" & "O Sharabi Chhod De Peena" composed & sung by: Sabri Brothers which became an evergreen blockbuster hits.[4][5]
Allahabadi has also written the masterpiece ghazal "Tumhe Dillagi Bhool Jani Padegi" which was originally sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
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