Wishes in English
English and Hinglish, side by side — because half the people reading this think in one and type in the other.
77 wishes
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Thank you for every secret you kept and every scolding you took for me. Happy Raksha Bandhan, didi.
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If anyone gives you trouble this year, you only have to mention it once.
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You were standing at the door the day I left home. I still see it.
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A sister is the one person who knows exactly how ordinary you are and stays impressed anyway.
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You fixed my collar, covered my mistakes, and never once brought them up.
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We still argue. The only difference now is that we laugh before hanging up.
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Wherever you go this year, go knowing someone is always on your side.
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The day your voice sounds a little flat, I know before you say anything. Just tell me.
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I learned to ride a cycle holding on to you. I fell in front of you too.
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However far you get, you will still be the person who cried over a broken cycle. Proud of you anyway.
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One thread, once a year. It has held for this long.
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The sweetest sound in our house has always been you. Keep it that way.
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You took the blame, I took the sweets. We are even, didi.
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Too far away to send sweets. Sending a prayer instead. It travels better.
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Stay well, stay happy, and eat on time. That is the whole wish.
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We fought over the remote once. Now it is the charger. Nothing has changed.
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This thread is not just a thread. There is a whole childhood tied into it.
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My oldest friend, my biggest support, and the most stubborn person I know. All one man.
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You always took the scolding before it reached me. Happy Raksha Bandhan, bhai.
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I told the whole street the day you got that job. I never told you.
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You are grown now. To me you are still the boy who cried over a scraped knee.
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I complain about you constantly. Let anyone else try it and see what happens.
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Put your worries in my name this year. I am your sister. I can carry a few.
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However far you go, every road still turns toward home. Remember that.
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You never say you are struggling. I find out anyway.
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May you get back every bit of the kindness you keep handing out.
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You did not come into this house as a wife. You came as another sister.
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A lumba on your bangle and a rakhi on his wrist. That is when the house feels complete.
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You have been quietly showing up for me for years, without ever making it a thing.
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You looked after my brother, and somehow looked after me too. Thank you, bhabhi.
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You're not my brother's wife so much as the person holding this whole family together.
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Sisters-in-law are supposed to fight. We never got the memo.
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After my mother, you are the only one who notices whether I have eaten.
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The house filled up the year you arrived. Happy Raksha Bandhan, bhabhi.
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Congratulations on surviving another year of being related to me.
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The rakhi is ready. Now let us discuss the gift.
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I complained about your cooking for twenty years. Then I moved out and understood. Sorry, didi.
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You ate the sweets, I bought the gift. The maths is off again.
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You tore my homework once. I have not forgotten. Come and tie the rakhi anyway.
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Money transfers count as neg this year. No excuses.
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Say what you like about him. He is still my home, just the loudest one.
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Different cities, same thread. Happy Raksha Bandhan.
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The distance is only on a map. If you need me, it shortens quickly.
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The rakhi came by courier again. The prayer came straight through.
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Hold your wrist up to the camera. I will manage the rest.
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May this Raksha Bandhan bring you sweetness and quiet joy.
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May every bond in your house get a little stronger this year.
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The thread is small. What it carries is not.
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Eat something sweet, hug someone, and forgive an old argument. That is the whole festival.
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Blood is not the requirement. Showing up is.
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Didi, tune kabhi shikayat nahi ki, bas har baar saath khadi rahi. Happy Raksha Bandhan.
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Teri hansi meri sabse purani aadat hai, aur tera gham mera sabse pehla farz.
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Jis din koi tujhe pareshan kare, bas ek baar bata dena. Baaki mera kaam hai.
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Duniya kuch bhi kahe, mere liye tum hamesha ghar ho.
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Ghar se nikalte waqt tu darwaze pe khadi thi. Wo tasveer aaj tak nahi gayi.
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Bhai, tu theek rahe, khush rahe, aur time pe khana kha liya kar. Bas itni si dua hai.
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Bachpan mein remote ke liye ladte the, ab charger ke liye. Kuch nahi badla.
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Tu mera sabse purana dost hai, sabse bada sahara bhi, aur sabse ziddi insaan bhi.
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Papa ki daant se bachane wala hamesha tu hi tha. Happy Raksha Bandhan.
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Jitni door tu chala jaye, rasta hamesha ghar ki taraf mudta hai.
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Bhabhi, aap is ghar mein bahu banke nahi, ek aur behen banke aayi.
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Bhabhi, aapke aane se is ghar mein ek aur apna ho gaya.
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Lumba aapki choodi pe, dua aapke naam. Ye saal aapke liye khushiyan laaye, bhabhi.
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Aapne mere bhai ko sambhala, aur saath mein mujhe bhi. Shukriya, bhabhi.
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Rakhi taiyar hai. Ab bas neg ka intezaam ho jaye.
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Ek aur saal mera bhai-behen hone ki saza kaatne ke liye badhai ho.
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Doori sirf map pe hai. Zaroorat padi toh raasta apne aap chhota ho jayega.
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Alag sheher, wahi dhaaga. Happy Raksha Bandhan.
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Aapka ye Raksha Bandhan khushiyon aur mithaas se bhara ho.
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Bhagwan tumhe wahi sab de jo tum hamesha doosron ke liye maangti ho.
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Kachhe dhaage mein itni taakat kahan se aayi, poocho toh kehta hai, behen ki dua lagi hai.
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Rishte khoon se nahi, waqt se bante hain, jo waqt pe khada ho, wahi bhai kehlata hai.
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Ek dhaaga, ek dua, ek umr bhar ka waada, Rakhi sirf tyohar nahi, bharosa hai.
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Bhai ki kalai pe mera hi ehsaas hai, door hoon magar dua har saans ke paas hai.
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Do sheher, do ghar, do alag raaste, par ek dhaaga, dono ko jodne ke waaste.
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Hum bhai-behen hain, bas yahi nibhate hain, ladte bhi hain aur saath bhi khade paate hain.
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Bhai ki jeb halki, behen ka dil bhaari, neg baad mein bhi chalega, par chalega zaroori.
Common questions
- What can I write for Raksha Bandhan in English?
- Anything specific. The most-shared English wishes are the ones that sound like something you would actually say out loud rather than something printed on a card.
- Why are Hinglish wishes on this page?
- Because a large number of people think in Hindi and type in English, and because a phone without an Indic font renders Devanagari as empty boxes. Hinglish is the version that always displays.
- Can I use these as an Instagram or WhatsApp caption?
- Yes, all of them are free to use. The short ones are sized to stay readable when placed over a photo.
Wishes you can send anyone
- Wishes for your sister
- Wishes for your brother
- Wishes for your bhabhi
- रक्षाबंधन की शुभकामनाएँ
- रक्षाबंधनाच्या शुभेच्छा
- Funny wishes
- रक्षाबंधन शायरी
- Short wishes and status lines
- Emotional wishes and quotes
- Blessings and aashirwad
- When you are in different cities