دیر آئے درست آئے

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Likely a calque of Classical Persian دیر آید درست آید (dēr āyad durust āyad, literally come late, come safe) which is also present in Urdu as an adverb.

Adverb edit

دیر آئے دُرُسْت آئے (der āe durust āe) (Hindi spelling देर आए दुरुस्त आए)

  1. better late than never