Friendship Day Messages and Wishes in English and Hindi

Quick answer: Below are ready-to-send Friendship Day messages and wishes in English, plus Hindi and Hinglish friendship shayari, for WhatsApp, SMS or a card. In India, Friendship Day falls on the first Sunday of August (the next is Sunday, 1 August 2027); the UN’s International Day of Friendship is on 30 July.

Friendship Day: date and origin

Friendship Day is a day for celebrating friends. It has two widely used dates:

• First Sunday of August: the date followed in India. It was Sunday, 2 August 2026, and will next be Sunday, 1 August 2027.
• 30 July: the International Day of Friendship, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2011. Paraguay was among the countries that sponsored the resolution.

The idea of a World Friendship Day is usually traced to Paraguay, where Dr Ramón Artemio Bracho proposed it in 1958, leading to the World Friendship Crusade, which promotes 30 July as Friendship Day. In India, the August date became popular with students and young people, who exchange friendship bands, cards and messages.

For quotes, thoughts and e-cards rather than messages, see our companion page of Friendship Day quotes, thoughts and greeting cards.

Friendship Day wishes in English

• The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it. Happy Friendship Day!
• One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.
• I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun.
• It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
• A true friend is someone who knows there’s something wrong even when you have the biggest smile on your face. Happy Friendship Day!
• I thought you were BUSY… so I did not want to disturb you. This thought is the main reason behind most broken friendships… so keep disturbing your friends! Happy Friendship Day.
• A friend is SWEET when it’s NEW, SWEETER when it’s TRUE, and you know, SWEETEST when it’s YOU. Happy Friendship Day!

Friendship Day messages (SMS and WhatsApp)

FRIENDSHIP is like a tree…
It is not MEASURED by how TALL it could be,
But by how DEEP the ROOTS
HAVE GROWN…
HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY!

Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.
Happy Friendship Day!

Friends do not make life easier,
But they provide the strength and
Support that help us get through
Tough times. To make a friend
Is an event, but to keep one
Is a process.

I love my best friends, they are the
Best and always will be!
No matter if we are side by side
Or miles apart, friends are forever close to our heart!

Sometimes I forget to say hi,
Sometimes I even miss a reply,
Sometimes my message doesn’t reach you,
But it doesn’t mean that I forget you,
I’m just giving you time to miss me!

Friendship Day shayari in Hindi

दोस्ती हर चेहरे की मीठी मुस्कान होती है,
दोस्ती ही सुख-दुख की पहचान होती है,
रूठ भी गए हम तो दिल पर मत लेना,
क्योंकि दोस्ती ज़रा सी नादान होती है!

दिन हुआ है तो रात भी होगी,
हो मत उदास, कभी बात भी होगी,
इतने प्यार से दोस्ती की है,
ज़िंदगी रही तो मुलाक़ात भी होगी।

खिलते रहें ज़िंदगी की राह में,
हँसी चमकती रहे आपकी निगाह में,
खुशी की लहर मिले हर कदम पर आपको,
देता है ये दिल दुआ बार-बार आपको।

आपकी दोस्ती की एक नज़र चाहिए,
दिल है बेघर, उसे एक घर चाहिए,
बस यूँ ही साथ चलते रहो ऐ दोस्त,
यह दोस्ती हमें उम्र भर चाहिए।
Happy Friendship Day!

Friendship Day messages in Hinglish

Sabse alag, sabse pyaare ho aap,
Tareef poori na ho, itne pyaare ho aap,
Aaj pata chala yeh zamaana kyun jalta hai aapse,
Kyunki dost to aakhir hamaare ho aap.

Zindagi ek railway station ki tarah hai.
Pyaar ek train hai jo aati hai aur chali jaati hai.
Par dosti enquiry counter hai,
Jo hamesha kehti hai, “May I help you?”

Suna hai asar hai hamari baaton mein, warna log bhool jaate hain do-chaar mulaqaton mein. Aap humein bhulakar kahan jaayenge, aapki dosti ki lakeer hai mere haathon mein.

Kahin andhera to kahin shaam hogi,
Meri har khushi tere naam hogi,
Kuch maang ke to dekh humse dost,
Honthon pe hansi aur hatheli pe jaan hogi.

Dosti achchhi ho to rang laati hai, dosti gehri ho to sabko bhaati hai, dosti naadaan ho to toot jaati hai, par agar dosti apne jaisi ho to itihaas banaati hai!

How to send these messages

• Add a name and a memory. “Happy Friendship Day, Riya. Still remember the canteen chai!” turns a forwarded verse into a personal note.
• Use Hindi script for Hindi readers. The Devanagari shayari reads best for friends who prefer Hindi; the Hinglish verses suit chats where everyone types in Roman script.
• Keep group messages short. In a big WhatsApp group, a one-line wish is easier to read than a long verse.
• Set it as your status. A short line also works as a WhatsApp status for the day. See our WhatsApp status guide for how status privacy works.

For more Hindi verse, browse our Hindi shayari SMS collection.

Frequently asked questions

When is Friendship Day in India in 2027?

Sunday, 1 August 2027, the first Sunday of August.

What is the difference between Friendship Day and the International Day of Friendship?

Friendship Day in India is a popular custom on the first Sunday of August. The International Day of Friendship is a UN observance on 30 July, proclaimed in 2011 to promote friendship between people, countries and cultures.

What is a good short Friendship Day message?

“A friend is sweet when it’s new, sweeter when it’s true, and sweetest when it’s you. Happy Friendship Day!” is short enough for a status and works for any close friend.

Can I send these messages to a group?

Yes. For groups, pick a short English wish or one four-line shayari, and save the personal messages for one-to-one chats.

Dates in this article were checked in October 2026 against the United Nations’ International Day of Friendship page and the record of UN General Assembly resolution 65/275. The 2027 Indian date follows the first-Sunday-of-August custom.