In asar ishqist va dar osori navisanda maqomi arzanda dorad. Makhsusan zaboni «Gulrez» soda buda, dar ku- shodani bisyor khususiyathoi nasri asrimiyonagii tojiku fors kumaki amali rasonida metavonad. Soli nigorishi asar- ro Ziyoi Nakhshabi dar yagon joyi «Gulrez» qayd nakardaast. U dar muqaddimai asar «Dar bobi sokhtani kitob» doir ba baze khususiyathoi «Gulrez», az jumla muhim budani mavzu, hunari ni- gorandagii khesh va dar yak muddati kutoh sar kardanu anjom do- dani doston malumot dodaast. Bad az in muallifi kitob chun ananoti nigorandagi dar mavzui hamd, nat, hasbi hol, sabab va amsoli in faslhoi alohida dodaast. Ziyoi Nakhshabi «Dar bobi mazammati falak va abnoi ruzgor» fasli alohida doda, dar in bob munosibati kheshro nisbati hayoti siyosi-ijtimoi, madaniyu iktisodi bayon karda, zulmu istismori zolimon, beadolatiyu be- nizomii ahli johu mansabro yod mekunad. Pas az in navisanda ba mavzui asosii asar meguzarad. Kompozitsiyai asar yo ustukhonban- dii «Gulrez» chun «Hazoru yak shab» va qissahoi oshiqonai asrhoi peshin hikoya andar hikoya omadaast. Sarogozi in qissai oshiqona az hikoyoti shohzodai Nakhshab Makhsumshoh va dukhtari shohi pari- yon – Nushlab, ki dar asar ba surati murg doda shudaast, ogoz me- yobad va digar hikoyahoyu qissahoi ovardashuda ba in hikoyat pay- vandand va az yagon jihat onho maqomu manzalati naqshhoi asosi- ro kushoda medihand.
Muhimtarin khususiyati «Gulrez» on ast, ki dar on namunahoi ziyodi nazmi ovarda shudaand. Dar bayni namunaho janrhoi ruboy, gazal, qita va taronahoi zebo beshtar dida meshavand. Dar «Gulrez» besh az 1200 bayt ovarda shudaast, ki onho bo sana- ti baland ejod gardidaand va Ziyoi Nakhshabi hamchun shoiri bar- kamol ba nazar merasad. Beshtari namunahoi gazalmonand dar mukolama va guftoru posukhhoi oshiqonai bayni Ajabmalik va Nushlab ba nazar merasand, ki onho asarro khondani, khushoburang namudaand. Boz yak khususiyati «Gulrez» on ast, ki dar mavridhoi alohida hikoyahoi kutohi oshiqona ovarda shudaand, ki onho ba 20-to merasad. Onho ham dar mavridi khud baroi barjasta baro- madani simohoi asosii asar khizmat kardaand. Zabon va tarzi ba- yoni navisanda ba nasri masnui zamoni shoir, ki hukmron bud, mo- nand ast. Kalimotu iboroti arabi, hadisu oyoti «Quron» dar asar khele ziyod omadaast. Az in ba chunin khulosa omadan mumkin ast, ki Ziyoi Nakhshabi zaboni arabiro khele khub medonistaast.