BaangeDara: 105, "Shikwa" was one of Allama Iqbal's

most thrilling poems, which he recited personally in the month of April 1911 at the annual session of Anjuman Himayati Islam held in the compound of Islamia College, Lahore. It was largely applauded and subsequently published in the magazines and journals of the country. This poem consists of 31 stanzas having six verses each. In the poem Iqbal has highlighted Islam's living traditions in such a way that it strikes the very heart of a person. The carefully selected and wellknit words of the poem were immensely effective. They filled the hearts of a deprived nation with new life, courage and enthusiasm. Shikwa is a unique example of a complaint to God.