text_original: Ibrahim Pasha with all his courage and genius was not equal to the odds against which he now saw himself forced to contend. He had to succumb. No one could doubt that he and his father were incomparably better able to give good government and the chances of development to Syria than the Porte had ever been.
text_transcription: IBRAHIM PASHA WITH ALL HIS COURAGE AND GENIUS WAS NOT EQUAL TO THE ODDS AGAINST WHICH HE NOW SAW HIMSELF FORCED TO CONTEND HE HAD TO SUCCUMB NO ONE COULD DOUBT THAT HE AND HIS FATHER WERE INCOMPARABLY BETTER ABLE TO GIVE GOOD GOVERNMENT AND THE CHANCES OF DEVELOPMENT TO SYRIA THAN THE PORT HAD EVER BEEN
phonemes: ˈɪbɹæhɪm pˈæʃə wɪð ˈɔːl hɪz kˈɜːɹɪdʒ ænd dʒˈiːnɪəs wʌz nˌɑːt ˈiːkwəl tə ðɪ ˈɑːdz ɐɡˈɛnst wˌɪtʃ hiː nˈaʊ sˈɔː hɪmsˈɛlf fˈɔːɹst tə kəntˈɛnd. hiː hædtə səkˈʌm. nˈoʊwˈʌn kʊd dˈaʊt ðæt hiː ænd hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wɜːɹ ɪŋkˈɑːmpɚɹəbli bˈɛɾɚɹ ˈeɪbəl tə ɡˈɪv ɡˈʊd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ænd ðə tʃˈænsᵻz ʌv dɪvˈɛləpmənt tə sˈɪɹiə ðɐn ðə pˈɔːɹt hæd ˈɛvɚ bˌɪn.