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Purnam Allahabadi
Lyricist, Poet
Born1940
Allahabad, India
Died2009 (aged 68–69)
Lahore, Pakistan

Mohammed Musa, known by his pen name Purnam Allahabadi was a Urdu poet.

He was born 1940 in Allahabad, India. He settled in Karachi after partition but later on moved to Lahore due to family disputes. There he lived in a single room flat at the renowned Anarkali Bazaar.

Besides writing song-lyrics for Indian an Pakistani movies, he was famous for writing the popular Sabri Brothers Qawwali "Bhar do jholi".

Purnam Allahabadi passed away in Lahore on June 29, 2009 at the age of 69.

References

  • "Purnam Allahabadi". World Urdu Youth Forum by Muslim Saleem.