text_original: When Persia's sceptre trembled in a hand Wilted by harem heats, and all the land Was hovered over by those vulture ills That snuff decaying empire from afar, Then, with a nature balanced as a star, Dara arose, a shepherd of the hills.
text_transcription: WHEN PERSIA'S SCEPTRE TREMBLED IN THE HAND WILTED BY HAREM HEATS AND ALL THE LAND WAS HOVERED OVER BY THOSE VULTURE ILLS THAT SNUFF DECAYING EMPIRE FROM AFAR THEN WITH A NATURE BALANCED AS A STAR DARA AROSE A SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS
phonemes: wˌɛn pˈɜːʒəz sˈɛptɚ tɹˈɛmbəld ɪn ɐ hˈænd wˈɪltᵻd baɪ hɑːɹˈiːm hˈiːts, ænd ˈɔːl ðə lˈænd wʌz hˈʌvɚd ˌoʊvɚ baɪ ðoʊz vˈʌltʃɚɹ ˈɪlz ðæt snˈʌf dᵻkˈeɪɪŋ ˈɛmpaɪɚ fɹʌm ɐfˈɑːɹ, ðˈɛn, wɪð ɐ nˈeɪtʃɚ bˈælənst æz ɐ stˈɑːɹ, dˈɑːɹɹə ɚɹˈoʊz, ɐ ʃˈɛpɚd ʌvðə hˈɪlz.