How do you end an email? If you’re like most people, you’ve been cycling between “Best,” “Thanks,” and “Regards” for years. Maybe you throw in a “Cheers” when you’re feeling adventurous. I was stuck in this rut too, until I stumbled upon Meg Miller’s Are.na channel — a crowd-sourced collection of over 2,100 creative email sign-offs.

The collection is wonderful. People have contributed sign-offs that range from the poetic (“With the warmth of a thousand suns,”) to the playful (“Sent from a carrier pigeon,”) to the deeply sincere (“Yours in quiet rebellion,”). It made me realize that the last line of an email is a small creative act that most of us have completely given up on.

The Hindi Problem

But here’s the thing — nearly all of these sign-offs are in English. I grew up speaking Hindi and Urdu, languages that are arguably even richer in the vocabulary of warmth, parting, and emotional nuance. The way you say goodbye in Hindi carries layers of meaning that “Best regards” could never dream of.

So I wrote 40+ original Hindi sign-offs. Some are translations of English favorites, but many are originals that draw on the poetic traditions of Hindi, Urdu and Hindustani. (I’ve also been collecting some cool Hindi/Hindustani words and phrases here.)

हज़ार सूरजों की गर्माहट के साथ, With the warmth of a thousand suns,

शांत विद्रोह में आपका, Yours in quiet rebellion,

जब तक सितारे एक न हो जाएं, Until the stars align,

आपकी यादों में खोया हुआ, Lost in your memories,

The Website

I built a simple website that serves as both a randomizer and a browsable collection. Open it, click “Another one,” and you get a fresh sign-off in both English and Hindi, side by side. You can copy either version to your clipboard with one click, or download the entire collection as a Markdown file.

The tech is deliberately minimal — it’s a single HTML file with no framework, no build step, no dependencies to install. The English sign-offs are pulled live from the Are.na API, and the Hindi translations are embedded in the page. Open the file in a browser and you’re done.

Try It

Next time you’re about to type “Best,” stop. Open the sign-off randomizer instead. Your emails will be better for it.

आपकी ईमेल की शोभा बढ़ाते हुए, Adorning your emails,