Purnam Allahabadi
Born1940[1]
Allahabad, India, British India
Died9 June 2009
Lahore, Pakistan
Occupation(s)Lyricist, poet[1]
Known forqawwali songs

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.

Early life and career

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Poetry of Purnam Allahabadi on rekhta.org website, Retrieved 12 June 2017
  2. 1 2 Shahzad, Farooq. "پُرنم الہ آبادی؛ بھردوجھولی مری یا محمدؐ سمیت مقبول عام کلام کے خالق". Daily Express (Urdu newspaper).
  3. ↑ Purnam Allahabadi on The Hindu newspaper, Published 4 July 2016, Retrieved 12 June 2017
  4. ↑ Qawwali song written by Purnam Allahabadi on Dawn newspaper, Updated 10 July 2015, Retrieved 12 June 2017
  5. ↑ Qawwali song 'Bhardo Jholi Meri Ya Muhammad' written by Purnam Allahabadi, The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 24 September 2011, Retrieved 12 June 2017


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