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 was born in 1940 in Allahabad, British India.
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.