Meaning
Spiritual presence, the heart's wakeful attendance in the presence of God.
Literally: presence, attendance
How Iqbal uses it
Iqbal treasures hudur as the alert presence of a self fully awake before its Lord, the antithesis of heedlessness.
See it in the verse
Hudur in Iqbal’s couplets
Tera imam be-huzoor teri namaz be-suroor
Aisi namaz se guzar aise imam se guzar
Aisi namaz se guzar aise imam se guzar
Your prayer-leader is without presence, your prayer without rapture — move past such a prayer, move past such a leader.
Awakening · Courage · Freedom
Be-huzuri hai teri maut ka raaz
Zinda ho tu to be-huzur nahin
Zinda ho tu to be-huzur nahin
Absence from the present is the secret of your death; if you are truly alive, you are never absent.
Awakening · Self-Knowledge