Al-Kahf Verse 8

And We will certainly reduce whatever is on it to barren ground.

And We will surely turn all that is on it to a barren land.

and We shall surely make all that is on it barren dust.

but We shall reduce all this to barren dust.

And verily We are going to make whatsoever is thereon a soil bare.

Verily what is on earth we shall make but as dust and dry soil (without growth or herbage).

In the ultimate, We shall reduce all that is on the earth to a barren plain.

For We shall certainly turn it to barren dust.

And indeed We shall one day make all that is on it a barren plain.

And indeed We will turn whatever is on it into a barren plain.

Yet We surely reduce whatever is on it to a barren dust-heap, (and will do so when the term of trial ends).

Yet it is We Who shall (one day) reduce all that is on it to a barren soil.

And We are making/putting (E) what (is) on it destroyed/infertile dust.

And indeed We shall one day make all that is on it a barren plain.

But, verily, We shall make all that which is thereon a barren mound.

And verily! We shall make all that is on it (the earth) a bare dry soil (without any vegetation or trees, etc.).

Surely We have made whatever is on the earth an embellishment for it, so that We may try which of them is best in works.

And most surely We will make what is on it bare ground without herbage.

And lo! We shall make all that is thereon a barren mound.

Let it be known that We will turn all things on earth into dust.

We will surely reduce all that is on it to barren dust.

And verily, We shall make all that is on it bare, dry soil.

but We shall reduce all this to barren waste.

And We will turn what is on it into barren waste.

And indeed We shall turn all that is therein into barren shreds, that produce no plants.

And verily, We shall make all that is on it bare, dry soil.

means, `after having adorned it, We will destroy it and make everything on it bare and dry, with no vegetation or any other benefit.'

Al-Awfi reported from Ibn Abbas that;

this means everything on it would be wiped out and destroyed.

Mujahid said;

"a dry and barren plain."

Qatadah said,

"A plain on which there are no trees or vegetation.