Given a sentence in Somali language, translate the sentence to English language keeping the meaning of the original sentence intact

Somali sentence: “Fatahaadda ka hor waxaan rajeynayay inaan beerteyda ka heli doono lacag aan ku qiyaasay $7,000, laakiin wax aan ka helo iska daaye aniga ayaaba deyn la igu yeeshay,” ayuu yiri.
“Before the flood came, I had hoped to make a profit of some $7,000, but afterwards I was left with a huge loss, forget talking of a profit,” he said.