text_original: It was one of these sons and a son in law of Yussuf who, together with a certain Ibn el Arabi (perhaps the governor of Barcelona), sought out Charles while he was holding hispla  citum at distant Paderborn, and begged his assist  ance against Abderrahman, promising that the}'  would procure the surrender of several cities in Spain if he appeared in arms at their gates.
text_transcription: IT WAS ONE OF THESE SONS AND A SON IN LAW YUSEF WHO TOGETHER WITH A CERTAIN IBEN AL ARABI PERHAPS THE GOVERNOR OF BARCELONA SOUGHT OUT CHARLES WHILE HE WAS HOLDING HIS PLAQUITTUM AT DISTANT PATTERBORN AND BEGGED HIS ASSISTANCE AGAINST OBDURAMIN PROMISING THAT THEY WOULD PROCURE THE SURRENDER OF SEVERAL CITIES IN SPAIN IF HE APPEARED IN ARMS AT THEIR GATES
phonemes: ɪt wʌz wˈʌn ʌv ðiːz sˈʌnz ænd ɐ sˈʌn ɪn lˈɔː ʌv jˈʌsʌf hˈuː, təɡˌɛðɚ wɪð ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ ˈɪbən ˌɛl æɹˈɑːbi (pɚhˈæps ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv bˌɑːɹsɪlˈoʊnə), sˈɔːt ˈaʊt tʃˈɑːɹlz wˌaɪl hiː wʌz hˈoʊldɪŋ hˈɪsplə sˈaɪɾəm æt dˈɪstənt pˈædɚbˌɔːɹn, ænd bˈɛɡd hɪz ɐsˈɪst ˈæns ɐɡˈɛnst ˈæbdɪɹˌɑːmən, pɹˈɑːmɪsɪŋ ðætðə}wʊd pɹəkjˈʊɹ ðə sɚɹˈɛndɚɹ ʌv sˈɛvɹəl sˈɪɾiz ɪn spˈeɪn ɪf hiː ɐpˈɪɹd ɪn ˈɑːɹmz æt ðɛɹ ɡˈeɪts.