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Birthday wishes in Hindi and English

Updated 27 September 2026

A birthday wish doesn't have to be long to feel special. It has to sound like you. We wrote these short wishes for the people we celebrate most. Each one is in Hindi (with how to say it) and in English, so you can use it as it is, or change a word or two and add a pet name.

Five tips for a wish that feels personal

1. Start with their name or pet name. "Golu, happy birthday!" feels warmer than a wish that could be for anyone.
2. Add one shared memory. A single line like "Remember the Goa trip?" makes people smile before they even finish reading.
3. Keep lines short. On the live board, text longer than about 50 letters is split over several lines, so short sentences read best from across the room.
4. Use one to three emoji. 🎂 🎉 ❤️ ✨ add colour; ten of them in a row make the message hard to read.
5. Mix languages if that's how your family talks. Hinglish is perfectly fine, and it's often the most natural choice.

For Maa

• माँ, आपकी मुस्कान हमारे घर की रोशनी है। जन्मदिन मुबारक हो! ❤️Maa, aapki muskaan hamare ghar ki roshni hai. Janmdin mubarak ho!Maa, your smile is the light of our home. Happy birthday!
• दुनिया की सबसे प्यारी माँ को जन्मदिन की ढेरों शुभकामनाएँDuniya ki sabse pyaari Maa ko janmdin ki dheron shubhkaamnaayeinLots of birthday wishes to the sweetest mother in the world
• Everything good in me started with you. Happy birthday, Maa! 🎂

For Papa

• पापा, आप हमारी हिम्मत भी हैं और हमारा गर्व भी। हैप्पी बर्थडे!Papa, aap hamari himmat bhi hain aur hamara garv bhi. Happy birthday!Papa, you are our courage and our pride. Happy birthday!
• हमारे असली हीरो को जन्मदिन की बहुत-बहुत बधाई 🎉Hamare asli hero ko janmdin ki bahut-bahut badhaaiMany, many happy returns to our real hero
• Happy birthday, Papa! Thank you for every early morning and every quiet sacrifice.

For Didi or your sister

• दीदी, आप मेरी पहली दोस्त हैं और सबसे बड़ा सहारा भी। जन्मदिन मुबारक! 🎂Didi, aap meri pehli dost hain aur sabse bada sahaara bhi. Janmdin mubarak!Didi, you are my first friend and my biggest support. Happy birthday!
• मेरी प्यारी बहना, तुम्हारे सारे सपने सच हों ✨Meri pyaari behna, tumhare saare sapne sach honMy dear sister, may all your dreams come true
• Happy birthday, Didi! Thanks for sharing your clothes, your secrets and your chocolate.

For Bhai or your brother

• भाई, झगड़ा भी तुमसे और प्यार भी तुमसे। जन्मदिन मुबारक हो! 🎉Bhai, jhagda bhi tumse aur pyaar bhi tumse. Janmdin mubarak ho!Bhai, all my fights are with you, and so is all my love. Happy birthday!
• मेरे छोटे भाई को जन्मदिन की ढेर सारी शुभकामनाएँ। खूब तरक्की करो!Mere chhote bhai ko janmdin ki dher saari shubhkaamnaayein. Khoob tarakki karo!Lots of birthday wishes to my little brother. Go far in life!
• Happy birthday, Bhai! Partner in crime since day one. 😄

For a friend

• यारों का यार, दिल का सच्चा – जन्मदिन मुबारक हो दोस्त! 🥳Yaaron ka yaar, dil ka sachcha – janmdin mubarak ho dost!The best of friends and true at heart – happy birthday, my friend!
• हमारी दोस्ती का एक और खूबसूरत साल। हैप्पी बर्थडे!Hamari dosti ka ek aur khoobsurat saal. Happy birthday!One more beautiful year of our friendship. Happy birthday!
• Happy birthday to the friend who knows all my stories and still stays.

For your husband or wife

• मेरी ज़िंदगी की सबसे खूबसूरत वजह को जन्मदिन मुबारक! ❤️Meri zindagi ki sabse khoobsurat wajah ko janmdin mubarak!Happy birthday to the most beautiful reason in my life!
• तुम साथ हो तो हर दिन त्योहार है। जन्मदिन की बधाई!Tum saath ho to har din tyohaar hai. Janmdin ki badhaai!With you, every day is a festival. Happy birthday!
• Happy birthday to my favourite person. Every year with you is my best year yet.

For your son or daughter

• हमारी नन्ही परी को पहला जन्मदिन मुबारक! 🎈Hamari nanhi pari ko pehla janmdin mubarak!Happy first birthday to our little angel!
• बेटा, तुम हमारी पूरी दुनिया हो। जन्मदिन की ढेरों शुभकामनाएँ! 🎂Beta, tum hamari poori duniya ho. Janmdin ki dheron shubhkaamnaayein!Beta, you are our whole world. Lots of birthday wishes!
• Happy 10th birthday, champ! Keep asking questions and keep laughing out loud.

For Dadi, Dada, Nani or Nana

• दादी माँ, आपकी कहानियों के बिना बचपन अधूरा होता। जन्मदिन मुबारक! 🙏Dadi Maa, aapki kahaaniyon ke bina bachpan adhoora hota. Janmdin mubarak!Dadi Maa, childhood would have been incomplete without your stories. Happy birthday!
• नानाजी, आपका आशीर्वाद हमारी सबसे बड़ी दौलत हैNanaji, aapka aashirwaad hamari sabse badi daulat haiNanaji, your blessing is our greatest treasure
• Happy 75th birthday, Nani! Thank you for the blessings, the laddoos and the jokes.

For milestone birthdays

• 18 साल के हो गए! अब सपनों की उड़ान भरने का वक़्त है 🚀18 saal ke ho gaye! Ab sapnon ki udaan bharne ka waqt haiYou're 18! Now it's time for your dreams to take off
• Happy 50th! Half a century of kindness, and the best is still ahead.
• Sixty years young! Happy birthday to the biggest heart in our family.

Make it look great on the board

Pick a texture and an effect in the board's controls before you press Submit. These combinations work well:

Put your wish on the live board

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