bhaiya mere rakhi ke badhan ko nibhana
bhaiya mere chhoti bahan ko na bhulana
dekho ye nata nibhana nibhana, bhaiya mere
bhaiya mere rakhi ke badhan ko nibhana
bhaiya mere chhoti bahan ko na bhulana
bhaiya mere

ye din ye tyohaar khushi ka
paavan jaise nir nadi ka
bhai ke ujle maathe pe
behan lagaye mangal tika
jhume ye saavan suhaana
suhaana bhaiya mere
bhaiya mere rakhi ke badhan ko nibhana
bhaiya mere chhoti bahan ko na bhulana
bhaiya mere

baandh ke hamne resham dori
tumse vo ummid hai jodi
naazuk hai jo saans ke jaise
par jivan bhar jaaye na chodi
jaane ye saaraa zamaanaa
zamaanaa, bhaiya mere
bhaiya mere rakhi ke badhan ko nibhana
bhaiya mere chhoti bahan ko na bhulana
bhaiya mere

shaayd wo saavan bhi aaye
jo bahna ka rang na laaye
bahna parayi desh bashi ho
agar wo tum tak pahunch na paaye
yaad ka dipak jalana
jalana bhaiya mere
bhaiya mere rakhi ke badhan ko nibhana
bhaiya mere chhoti bahan ko na bhulana
bhaiya mere

Brother, uphold the Rakhi's sacred tie,
Brother, forget not your sister, small and shy.
This bond, this promise, ever to keep,
Brother, uphold the Rakhi, buried deep.
Brother, forget not your sister, in slumber of sleep.
Brother, my brother.

This day, a festival of joy's embrace,
Pure as the river's water, time and space.
Upon your brow, a mark of crimson red,
My blessings placed, my prayers are said.
The monsoon dances, a sweet, soft rhyme,
Brother, uphold the bond, through all of time.
Brother, forget not your sister, through day and night.
Brother, my brother.

A silken thread, a ribbon bright we bind,
With hopes we weave, a love we find.
Fragile as breath, a whispered sigh,
Yet life-long, never meant to die.
The world will witness, understand,
Brother, uphold the Rakhi, hand in hand.
Brother, forget not your sister, across the land.
Brother, my brother.

Perhaps the monsoon's tears will fall,
Yet fail to bring my sister to this hall.
If she, in lands afar, must roam,
And cannot reach her childhood home.
Light the lamp of memory's gleam,
Brother, uphold the Rakhi, a vibrant dream.
Brother, forget not your sister, it would seem.
Brother, my brother.