text_original: The Ommayad caliphs in the luxurious delights of Damascus had forgotten some of the stern simplicity of their earlier predecessors.
text_transcription: THE OMIAD CALIPHS IN THE LUXURIOUS DELIGHTS OF DAMASCUS HAD FORGOTTEN SOME OF THE STERN SIMPLICITY OF THEIR EARLIER PREDECESSORS
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɑːmeɪˌæd kˈeɪlɪfz ɪnðə lʌɡʒˈʊɹɹiəs dᵻlˈaɪts ʌv dɐmˈæskəs hæd fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩ sˌʌm ʌvðə stˈɜːn sɪmplˈɪsᵻɾi ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɜːlɪɚ pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz.