ما هذا بمبالغة، بل حقيقة.

ما هذا بمبالغة، بل حقيقة.mâ hâdhâ bimubâlaghatin, bal haqîqatun.

This is not an exaggeration, but rather the truth.

From Lesson 334:Emphatic negation with ma (ما ... بـ)·Arabic (Modern Standard)

Breakdown of ما هذا بمبالغة، بل حقيقة.

not (negating a past verb or a sentence)

حقيقةhaqîqa

but rather (after a negative)

emphatic marker (adds emphasis, no English equivalent)

مبالغةmubâlagha

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