The following prayer is traditionally recited after lighting the Chanukah candles.

הַנֵּרוֹת הַלָּלוּ אֲנַחְנוּ מַדְלִיקִין עַל הַנִּסִּים וְעַל הַנִּפְלָאוֹת וְעַל הַתְּשׁוּעוֹת וְעַל הַמִּלְחָמוֹת, שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה, עַל יְדֵי כּהֲנֶיךָ הַקְּדוֹשִׁים. וְכָל שְׁמוֹנַת יְמֵי חֲנֻכָּה הַנֵּרוֹת הַלָּלוּ קֹּדֶשׁ הֵם, וְאֵין לָנוּ רְשׁוּת לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בָּהֶם, אֶלָּא לִרְאוֹתָם בִּלְבָד, כְּדֵי לְהוֹדוֹת וּלְהַלֵּל לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל, עַל נִסֶּיךָ וְעַל נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ וְעַל יְשׁוּעָתֶךָ׃

Hanerot halalu anachnu madlikin al hanissim ve'al haniflaot ve'al hatshu-ot ve'al hamilchamot, she-asita la'avoteynu bayamim hahem bazman hazeh, al yedey kohanecha hakdoshim. Vechol shmonat yemey Chanukah hanerot halalu kodesh hem, ve-ein lanu reshut lehishtamesh bahem, ela lirotam bilvad, Kedai lehodot leshimcha ha-gadol, Al nissecha veal nifleotecha ve-al yeshuotecha.

We light these lights for the miracles and the wonders and the redemption and the battles, that you made for our ancestors in those days at this season, through your holy priests. During all eight days of Chanukah these lights are sacred, and we are not permitted to make ordinary use of them, but only to look at them, in order to express thanks and praise to Your great Name, for Your miracles and Your wonders and Your salvations.