aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
Manzur Hashmi was born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh in 1935 and received early education from Haldwani. He did his graduation and Post Graduation from Aligarh Muslim University. Manzoor Hashmi retired as Deputy Librarian from Maulana Azad Library.