text_original: He had been suing in vain for the hand of the beautiful Malkhatoum, and in his dream he saw rise from the body of this lady, first, the crescent moon, and then a magnificent tree, which grew to an immense size and spread its branches over seas and mountains, the Caucasus, Atlas and many others ; whilst from its roots flowed stately rivers, the Nile, the Euphrates, the Tigris, on which vessels of all sorts sailed out to foreign lands.
text_transcription: HE HAD BEEN SUING IN VAIN FOR THE HAND OF THE BEAUTIFUL MALCATUM AND IN HIS DREAM HE SAW RISE FROM THE BODY OF THIS LADY FIRST THE CRESCENT MOON AND THEN A MAGNIFICENT TREE WHICH GREW TO AN IMMENSE SIZE AND SPREAD ITS BRANCHES OVER SEAS AND MOUNTAINS THE CAUCASUS ATLAS AND MANY OTHERS WHILST FROM ITS ROOTS FLOWED STATELY RIVERS THE NILE THE EUPHRATES THE TIGRIS ON WHICH VESSELS OF ALL SORTS SAILED OUT TO FOREIGN LANDS
phonemes: hiː hɐdbɪn sˈuːɪŋ ɪn vˈeɪn fɚðə hˈænd ʌvðə bjˈuːɾifəl mˌælkhɐtˈuːm, ænd ɪn hɪz dɹˈiːm hiː sˈɔː ɹˈaɪz fɹʌmðə bˈɑːdi ʌv ðɪs lˈeɪdi, fˈɜːst, ðə kɹˈɛsənt mˈuːn, ænd ðˈɛn ɐ mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt tɹˈiː, wˌɪtʃ ɡɹˈuː tʊ ɐn ɪmˈɛns sˈaɪz ænd spɹˈɛd ɪts bɹˈæntʃᵻz ˌoʊvɚ sˈiːz ænd mˈaʊntɪnz, ðə kˈɔːkæsəs, ˈætləs ænd mˈɛni ˈʌðɚz ; wˌaɪlst fɹʌm ɪts ɹˈuːts flˈoʊd stˈeɪtli ɹˈɪvɚz, ðə nˈaɪl, ðə juːfɹˈeɪɾiːz, ðə tˈaɪɡɹɪs, ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ vˈɛsəlz ʌv ˈɔːl sˈɔːɹts sˈeɪld ˈaʊt tə fˈɔːɹən lˈændz.