Long before those guards could understand the meaning of the poem, Tenaliraman walked stiff into the main court hall. 
lɔŋ bɪfɔɹ ðoʊz ɡɑɹdz kʊd ʌndɜ˞stænd ðʌ minɪŋ ʌv ðʌ poʊʌm,  wɔkt stɪf ɪntu ðʌ meɪn kɔɹt hɔl. 
 Indian's voice is very clear and very monotone, delivered at a moderate speed in a room with a very close-sounding acoustic.