Selma with Ziad Rahbani - Suit Against Anonymousسلمى وزياد رحباني - دعوة ضد مجهولDaawa Didd Mejhoul

Updated translation

This is off an album sung by Selma and composed by Ziad Rahbani. It's one of the few examples of Arabic jazz that i've seen.

The lyrics of this song are difficult to translate, especially the insults, which I have tried to translate literally to convey the meaning in Arabic even if they sound awkward in English. دعوى is a lawsuit.

Selma - Suit Against Anonymous This is a suit against anonymous You fool you drunk The fool is racing, racing with what Racing with some unknown

Cmon catch up my dear
Cmon catch up my dear

This is a suit with no limits
You clumsy fool you limited person

This means you mean you're accused
Everything is here/present

What will you accomplish my dear?
What will you accomplish my dear?

This is a suit against...against...against

سلمى - دعوة ضد مجهول

هاي دعوى ضد مجهول
يا بهلة يا مسطول

البهلة ملاحق، شو ملاحق؟
ملاحق مجهول

تعا حصّل يا حبيبي
وتعا حصّل يا حبيبي

هاي دعوة مالها حدود
يا أخرق يا محدود

هاي يعني بتعني عم تتهم
كل شي موجود

شو حَ تنجح يا حبيبي!
وشو حّ تنجح يا حبيبي

هاى دعوى ضد.. ضد.. ضد.. ضد!

Lyrics transcription from Jablah.com

Selma - Don't Just Call Meسلمى وزياد رحباني - مش بس تلفنليMish Bas Telfenli

Selma with Ziad Rahbani - Don't Just Call Me Don't just call me, don't just say hi to me, remember this title (of the song) You care about my situation even though you're not who it was When you bow and kiss, my hand slowly, you think this is an easy thing Yeah don't call me, yeah don't say hi to me, say it a long time ago (meaning: you're too late) You care about my situation and this is not what it was Don't just call me, keep calling me, wake up whoever is around (with all the calls) You care about my situation and you are not who it was Why do you just call me, what do you want tell me some kind of explanation I don't like this silence of yours at all I'm going to end up in place of her after her or before her give me something like two months Don't forget that at one time you loved two I can take what you're saying I feel that if you just smile everything becomes reasonable Don't just call me, don't just say hi to me, I have a lot of things going on You care about my situation, and I don't know what's happening

سلمى وزياد رحباني - مش بس تلفنلي

مش بس تلفنلي مش بس تسلملي حفظلي هالعنوان
بيهمك امري وانت مش مين ما كان
ما انت لما بتنحني وبتبوس
ايدي على مهل فكرك هيدى شي سهل
ايه لا تسلملي ايه لا تلفنلي قللي من زمان
بيهمك أمري وهيدى مش شو ما كان
مش بس تلفنلي ضلك تلفنلي وعّي مين ما كان
بيهمك أمري وانت مش مين ما كان
ليش تلفنلي شو بدك قللي شي تفسير
سكوتك هيدى مانو عجبني كتير
راح صفي بدلها لبعدها و قبلها اعطيني شي شهرين
لا تنسى انك يوما حبيت اتنين
بقدر أحمل شو ما عم بتقول
بشعر بس تبتسم صفى كل شي معقول
مش بس تفلنلي مش بس تسلملي عندي اشيا كتير
بيهمك أمري وما بعرف شو بيصير