He was born on 13 February 1921 in Bhavnagar to Allah Rakha Bhai and his second wife Dhan Bai.

He learned Clarinet and started to work in family-owned India Abhu Band as a bandmaster.

In order to strengthen his finances, he joined the District Panchayat Board, Bhavnagar in 1956 as a peon where he served until retirement.

[1] He used to participate in Ghazalsabha, a literary meeting in Bhavnagar where he became acquainted with other poets including Kismat Qureshi, Barkat Virani, Ruswa Majhalumi, Vali Lakhani and Batuk Pandya.

He had two sons; Jamal (later "Bebas" Dekhaiya who was also a poet) and Qadar from his first wife Hoor Bai.